I wanted to mop the floors today
but the rain wouldn't stop
and this iron handled bucket
is too heavy to carry
so full of dirty water
that it spills over the sides
pooling and puddling
seeping insidiously through the cracks
in the floorboards of my soul
so dark and grey
and stagnant

just waiting for the sun

06/14/2003

Posted on 06/14/2003
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