POEM STARTER

Submitted by Maranda Quinn

The Burden of Memory

Write a poem that could have this as its title.

The Burden Of Memory

Driving down this lonesome road

The radio plays a song we used to know

Every note, a whisper from the past

A bittersweet reminder, how long can memories last?


Oh the burden of memories, falling down like heavy rain

Falling down on my heart, dragging me down to the depths of pain

I carry them softly, in my gentle hands

For the memory of you is a burden, one no one will understand


Late nights dancing on that old wooden floor

Laughter wrapped in silence, what were we waiting for?

Now the clock ticks louder, counting down broken dreams

While I sift through the moments, unraveling seams


I chase your memory like it is a shooting star

Fading away, but staying close, never too far

Just when I think I’ve let go of the pain

The past comes calling out a familiar name


So I’ll open this bottle, and poor out the truth

The good and the bad, the innocence of youth

We’re tangled in time, like vines on a wall

And I wonder if _you _ever remember it all


And maybe one day I’ll learn to let go

But for now I’ll keep walking down this lonesome road

In the light of dawn, I’ll set them free

But tonight, in my mind, it’s still you and me

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