Very insightful words here. Could apply to all of us. Between you and Karla, I won't have to go for therapy after all. (smiles)

The door pried open
allows the foul smell of yesterdays pains
to seep out and ever remind me

I have never come across pain expressed in
this manner...its strong as well as vivid!

of the human stain that I have
and that it just wont wash away.

Our mistakes, acts of past and whatever that we did are indeed stains which can't be removed or washed away...like the way you
expressed this.

The reader can truly feel the regrets and the
sadness behind this write...touching...

....working working working...

ps....burning sage daily really helps...'-)