My basement stairs

The past, may it stay there.

It's flooding through my mind

pouring in like the rain

flooding, resembling the basement

where all the creepy stuff lives

in the darkest dark

nobody wants to go there

but as hard as i try

i cant stop the flood

and it gets worse

and f*****g ruins everything

makes the wall swell with mold

makes my head hurt

my nose runs

my mind bursts 

from the despair this all caused

but i can fix the wall

repair the damage

how do I do the same...

to my mind?

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I think the basement here is symbolic of the subconscious mind. That is indeed where all of our "creepy stuff" lives. My sense is that the speaker has many bad memories, some that he recalls, but others that are repressed. Now it seems they are starting to rise up into consciousness again. I think a trip to a therapist is in order here.

[Avi Lynn]

I really appreciate your review and reading! I think you may be right

[Koala]

this is heartbreaking poetry

[Avi Lynn]

Thank you so much for reading