Shower

Shower

I feel it, the time
Of pains, long lost and brand new
Every second of the century
Crying without release
I wish for something, anything
To escape from my torment
Forever unrelenting, the anguish
Trying to wash away my thoughts
Scouring my flesh, near clean
But I cannot rinse the memories
I cannot free myself, be released
Slipping on the proverbial slide
Farther and farther, I sink
Down the drain, nightmarish journey
The pain is past skin deep
Soap has no effect, dulls the senses
I don’t want to drown but I want out