The Smell of Something Wicked

Brenda Nelson on Sep 22, 2009

We all have our secrets, don’t we?

Into the dark shall I go,

Following the bad smell I know,

It’s been there for a long long time,

Reminds me of all that is mine.

Down the stairs now I go,

To the bad smell that I know,

Under the stairs you camp,

In the basement dark and damp.

Now in back of the stairs I sit,

Returning to the sweet smell of it,

Like a fly in the ointment,

I was your one disappointment.

So in the back of the stairs we shall lie,

You, your bad smell, and I.

A child unlike no other,

And you, my dearest mother.

Pi's Basement Stairs by geoffeg.

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Drew Diligence on Sep 23, 2009
Morbid claptrap!
Diverseblogger on Sep 23, 2009
Very Great poem! I actually saw a movie where a lady lived under the stairs. the name of the movie was called Henrietta. You should check it out. Great job!
martie on Sep 23, 2009
Disbtrubing Brenda, but well written.
Sourav on Sep 23, 2009
Nice write!
Shamanz on Sep 23, 2009
Good one!
papaleng on Sep 23, 2009
a bizarre place to live but a very beautiful poem. nice rhyme too.
Darla Cooke on Sep 23, 2009
Interesting poem for the challenge.
Lostash on Sep 23, 2009
Creepy! I like it!
PR Mace on Sep 23, 2009
Rather, scary just right for Halloween soon to come.
writing4angels on Sep 24, 2009
interesting poem.
Ruby Hawk on Sep 25, 2009
You left me hanging,
Anne Lyken Garner on Sep 25, 2009
Oooh… this one is creepy. Don’t know what to think of it, but it certainly hooks the reader and reels them in.
CA Johnson on Sep 27, 2009
This was really scary, but I love it.
Theresa Johnson on Sep 28, 2009
morbidly interesting
David Crerand on Sep 29, 2009
Shades of Norman Bates. Good Job!
maranatha on Sep 30, 2009
Norman Bates indeed! Nice, creepy write, Lady! Old photographs and bent memories, perhaps?
Duff D Moss on Sep 30, 2009
Hah – that WAS creepy, and you were even lucky enough to be insulted by Drew – you should be honoured to be worthy of his attention

Thanks for playing in the challenge again. You are a regular participant – many thanks

Hi there!