The Shower Curtain

Just thought this was a cool topic

The shower curtain

Something I see every day 

But that feeling when you close your eyes

Then you immediately try to blink it away

Like when you think there is something there

A person with a knife, or a demon of some kind

But this is just like us being worried that someone sees us

The us we try to hide, we think we hide

We all have skeletons in our closets 

Some more than others

But no one wants them out

So when they feel that feeling, they jump

This is a normal reaction

 We don't like to feel like someone can read us like an open book

A shower is a place you are supposed to feel safe

But your past is a place you try to escape

The feeling creeps up on you, waiting to attack

When you are most vulnerable

You worry that your past has been freed

When you're just feeling the guilt of what you've done

Author's Note

Just a poem I thought would make sense. I hope it does!

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

It's a good metaphor because we do indeed feel more vulnerable naked, in a confined space, doors closed and out of reach, unsure what's on the other side. Our imaginations take us on a journey, like your poem, often facing horrific monsters. So, if that's what you're trying to convey, it works. If not, I enjoyed it nonetheless. :)

[AllauraRose]

Yes, that was what I was trying to convey. How our imaginations run wild while in the shower and frighten us to trying trying to hide our past behind the shower curtain and make sure no one sees it. I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[John the Baptist]

Makes me think of Norman Bates.

[AllauraRose]

Yeah, I can see that.