Lead paint is on my windows.
Asbestos is in my walls.
I fear this house will kill me.
My home is my enemy.
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Asbestos is in my walls.
Are there toxic particles in the air?
My home is my enemy.
I do not think that I am safe here.
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There are toxic particles in the air.
Are those paint chips on the floor?
I know that I am not safe here.
There is lead dust everywhere.
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There are paint chips on the floor.
Is everything contaminated?
There is lead dust everywhere.
I must wipe it all away.
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Everything is contaminated.
Lead paint is falling from my windows.
I can’t wipe it all away.
I know this house will kill me.
That’s good wordplay
Thank you! I really appreciate your reading my poem and commenting on it. I thought the pantoum structure would work well for a poem about OCD-the lines keep popping back up and repeating themselves… kind of like OCD thoughts.
yes…. repeating the lines brings out how disturbed people with OCD are within themselves….. I really enjoyed it…. keep it up