POEM STARTER

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

The Burden of Memory

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

The Burden Of Memory

A scream of terror

A scream of shame

A scream that echoed in my brain

Noises I do not understand are heard

And words that I cannot understand

Terror and horror rises up my throat

Taking its hand around my neck

Wrapping me in a chokehold

Starlight shimmers

Moonlight glows

Glowing like a shine I could never forget

Like the burden of memory

I will never suppress

Hopes are up

And chances are low

Terror rises again up your throat

You understand more

And feel even better

The scars feeling as open as a broken sweater

I cannot stress how much it hurts

Only because I wanted it first

The burden of your photo

The burden of your face

The burden of your existence

A lost mistake

Clothes that were never wore

Birthdays that were missed

Sadness that was there

Happiness that once was

All behind

As it was

The burden of memory

The hurt of the soul

The loss of the hearts greatest desire

Loosing what you want to have and see

The overwhelming burden

Of memory

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