"Relentless"

can I just admit that

sometimes

I don't know what to say

where to start

or how to face

another day


sometimes I can only lie

in bed

for far too long

listening

to the relentless rhythm

of the rain

as I avoid another day


can't begin to heal

or find a way

to wash away

the pain


thoughts and emotions

so relentless and repetitive

cascading


and I still don't know where to start

or what to say