POEM STARTER

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

The Burden of Memory

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

Burden of Memory

Note: Basically the whole middle section is made up of song lyrics, but none of the lyrics are placed consecutively in order (even though some are from the same song). If that makes any sense lol



It reflects in his voice.

The harshness of her voice

The pain in my eyes


I’m tired of this.


All the things she said


All that I did to try to undo it


Running through my head


I was a child, but I wasn’t clueless


You left me bruised & broken, all alone


Someone who loves you wouldn’t do this!



My grief envelopes itself, water leaving dry trails of stiff skin in its wake.


At times like this, I can’t help it. I start to hate myself.


All of my pain, & all your excuses


Slap me on the wrist, tsk tsk, I’m trying!


I break my own heart all of the time


Yeah, I got issues, but you got em too


Feeding myself all of these lies


& my thoughts weigh me down, will I swim or will I drown?


Did I fall out of line when I called you?


It’s all in my head, that’s what they said; then why can’t I get the f**k out of my bed?!!


Who am I if I can’t run w/ the ball? If I fall to-


When I told you I’m fine, you were lied to


I self-destruct for a living


Nobody hates you, you’re not a burden; it’s just been a bad week, it’s gonna be worth it




No, nobody really hates me


But I kind of hate myself.

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