Psychologists are the janitors of our mind.
They knock gently and wait for us to let them in.
Going from room to room, they point out the tough stains.
“How long has this been here?” They wonder.
“Don’t you know that you’re supposed to throw this out?”
We sit back and try to relax, while they walk around our psyche
With a vacuum cleaner, but every time the machine catches on
Something large, we flinch and show that we really were paying attention.
Then they pull out the dust cloth, and we really start to sweat.
“You don’t need to go in there.” We tell them.
But with persistence, or perhaps when they’re done with everything else,
They make their way back into the corners that have been mildewing
For years, and with their Freudian carpet cleaner, they attack the nastiest spots.
Finally they pack up their gear, hand us the bill, and walk out with a whistle.
We shut the door, marveling at the fee. Then we stand uncomfortable,
Unfamiliar with this space that was once our own.
And despite the knowledge that eventually we’d have to call them back,
We can’t stand the white and the stench of cleaning solution,
So we spill our coffee onto the carpet.
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Oooh, it deleted my comment: I love this poem and it is one of my favorites that you have written! I don't want to forget it. And regarding Death Note: Yes, I like it. I had been waiting for it to become available. The manga series is also on the internet and goes much farther than the anime. The boy gets the note by picking it up. The shinigami (death god) who is the black clown thing, drops the death note in the human world after writing instructions in it. His purpose? The shinigami world has gone boring and rotten, so the shinigami is bord. The boy, Light, procedes to become increasingly evil at a very quick rate and he sets out to create a utopia ruled by him as the only law and its god. I like alot of the issues: one wonders if the kid would have been evil if he hadn't been given the notebook, for example. At one point he forfiets memory of it and becomes a zelous assistant in uncovering the murderer. Then, when he regains his memory, he is instantaneously evil again. Anyways, :) Byeeee!
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