POEM STARTER

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

The Burden of Memory

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

The Burden of Memory

Memories were something of a scare factor

A concept we used to terrify children into obedience

Memories were so warped, they became obsolete

Memories were lesser used for remembrance and instead used for blackmail


People no longer valued memories

They weren’t just parts of history, they were in valued fragments of one’s life

Humans stopped bothering with remembering because it caused more pain

It reminded us of our trials and failures


Memories ruined our society, so we thought to do away with them entirely

If no one could remember our faults, we couldn’t make any more, right?

Memories were too personal

Too powerful


They ruined even the best of days, which ruined even the best of people

People stopped wanted to bear the awful memories, so they simply didn’t

Our minds became closed off to recollection

Our minds were _saved _from the burden of memory_._


(i need feedback on my poem structure & if the stanzas work well together 🙏)

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