Leaky Pipes

my brain

is full

of leaky pipes

memories

trickling out

like sewage

from a broken toilet

how do i keep

all of that shit inside

instead of letting it wash over

the tiled floor?

i wish i knew

how to build aquaducts

like the romans

and let

my sewage

flow the way

it's supposed to.

but my pipes are leaky

and i keep forgetting

the things i once deemed important,

and i keep remembering

the things i'd rather forget.

how did i learn

to remember?

i didn't.

the things i remember are just

chunks of sewage

too big to fit through

the holes

in my leaky pipes.