Shower Sleep

Shower Sleep

A Poem by Amber Koneval
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[Published in Regis University's Apogee 2011]

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turn on the torrent
as I slide down the glass
my bare flesh sticking slightly
resisting the urge to sleep


my skin shuggers
as my naked thighs rest
on the tile
drawing my knees to my chin
closing my eyes to the rain
the water tastes my flesh
dripping from my collarbones
and curving around my breasts
heaving as they do
resisting the acid erosion
this water melts me down
and carries me down the drain


through the pipes
covered as they are
with the refuse with all the sin we cleanse of ourselves
clogging up the plumbing
with all the bullshit
that we’ve forced underground
out of sight
not out of mind
to the sewers
where all this s**t collides
raising to Heaven such a stench of depravity
that God Himself holds His nose
a swirling swamp
of broken bottles
and shards of shattered dreams
dripping with the venom of half-used syringes
and soiled clothing, reeking of sex
tossed into this wasteland
too sickening to ignore and
yet we do 

I can see you turn your faces
even as I drain about the filth
washed out to this dump
in my desperate attempt to be clean 

and the rain falls again
slapping my face
releasing me from the oppressive heat
created by our corruption
and I float back up the pipes
in a wave
the polluted water of my being
finding a way to coalese
gasping into a wide-eyed girl
her white skin gray with filth
against the purity of the tile
marked red by time
her honesty shamed
by the transparency of the rain 

I grab the glass walls
and force myself to stand
slam the water off
and sob into my hands

there is no getting clean
from this




© 2012 Amber Koneval


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You suffer from MDD too huh? This poem is a clear indication. You are very talented. Keep writing please.

Posted 12 Years Ago


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Amber Koneval

12 Years Ago

Major Depressive Disorder? Actually, I don't. I am autistic, which sometimes manifests in what appea.. read more
jerry atrixx

12 Years Ago

Gotcha. That is really fascinating actually. I am fascinated by human psyche and related disorders a.. read more
Amber Koneval

12 Years Ago

No kidding! I always tend to be surprised at what people will come up with for as 'meanings' for my .. read more

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Amber Koneval
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AMBER KONEVAL is a college student in Denver, Colorado double majoring in English and Religious Studies. She is slated to graduate in December of 2013. Her poetry has appeared in such print.. more..

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