Brainwash
Rain splashes
on the windows
of my mind
carries accumulated
thought-grime
into gutters
gushes along
through midnight
soul sewers
memory-rats hop
onto concrete ledges
to escape the torrent
homeless ideas
hang from slippery
ladders
until it all empties
from a drainpipe
into the wild
blank
wordless sea
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Scott Waters lives in Oakland, California with his wife and son. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Scott has published previously in Cajun Mutt Press, Third Wednesday, Main Street Rag, Better Than Starbucks, The Pacific Review, A New Ulster, and many other journals. Scott’s first chapbook was published by Selcouth Station, and his poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.