Doing Laundry - Unknown
The darkness swells
up the well
the basement lies below
with clothes in hand
my mom demands
down I must go
What creature waits
past those gates
that hold in the dark
a creep, a killer
a midnight thriller
waiting to tear me apart
At the end
of my long descend
the washing machine I see
I march straight ahead
ignoring the dead
and the fear that swells in me
My task is done
I have begun
my climb back up the stairs
I will return
when it's the dryers turn
much to my despair
up the well
the basement lies below
with clothes in hand
my mom demands
down I must go
What creature waits
past those gates
that hold in the dark
a creep, a killer
a midnight thriller
waiting to tear me apart
At the end
of my long descend
the washing machine I see
I march straight ahead
ignoring the dead
and the fear that swells in me
My task is done
I have begun
my climb back up the stairs
I will return
when it's the dryers turn
much to my despair
Explanation:
The theme of this poem is family. In this poem it talks about chores, and how mothers sends their children on "scary" jobs known as chores. And with an overly dramatic child, an insane adventure is created. Children always follow their parents word, so no matter how much they hate chores, they do them anyways. For poetic devices, there are a few hyperbole's, like "what creature waits past those gates" "at the end of my long descend"
The theme of this poem is family. In this poem it talks about chores, and how mothers sends their children on "scary" jobs known as chores. And with an overly dramatic child, an insane adventure is created. Children always follow their parents word, so no matter how much they hate chores, they do them anyways. For poetic devices, there are a few hyperbole's, like "what creature waits past those gates" "at the end of my long descend"