POEM STARTER
Submitted by Susan Santizo
Write a poem about a place which makes you feel nostalgic.
You can write in any style or genre, but keep this as the central theme.
Nostalgia doesn’t have to be good
Does nostalgia have to be good?
Or can Iit be a flood of negativity?
I am trying I promise
But I really don’t want to go back
Back to that school
Even if its for a concert
For someone I love
All I can remember there
Is pain, its stupid I know
But its far from plain
I don’t have my medicine
And music is loud
People have eyes
And I am scared
They will pick me out from a crowd
Can nostalgia feel like dread?
All i imagine when I think of that gym
Is hundred of eyes
Staring holes into mine
Fingers pointing
People laughing
But I can’t really tell anyone can I?
Its been awhile since anything happened.
And it can’t always be about me.
I’ll put on my mask
Like I always do
Because tonight its not about me
Its about you
Nostalgia doesn’t have to be good
Right?
Because all I feel is dread.
When I think about tonight.