POEM STARTER

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

The Burden of Memory

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

The Burden of Memory

I loved you


You liked me


I thought we were perfect


To you it was just a fling


And the night you left


I was broken


Lost


Vulnerable


So I built walls around my heart


Tall and thick


Able to withstand almost anything


But every now and then


I smell your axe


Walking through the mall


I taste the last of your favorite whiskey


Trying to keep it together


I see your shadow


On every wall in my room


I feel your arms


Holding me tight


I hear your voice


Echoing in my head


But you’re not there


I am alone.

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