at times when I least
expect it, when I least
want to hear it, when I am least
able to deal with it.
It has a power far
beyond its value, rattling round
the inside of my head, bouncing
from ear to ear and back again
until I wish I could dash my brains
out on the walls of a padded cell,
the white cushions absorbing
the blood sprays of memories
haunting me.
Write a poem on this week’s theme.
I can so relate.
ReplyDeleteOh, those blasted memories. So true - they just pop up when we least expect it.
ReplyDeleteReally loved this poem, Nessa. Though please don't do any brain bashing! :)
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Oh yes, sometimes the past carries moments we do not like to revisit.;) I loved this poem,
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Vividly told and so well written, brilliant!
ReplyDeleteYes...they have a way of doing exactly that. Blasted memories. Why can't it all be simple? I guess because then, there'd be no growth.
ReplyDeletewow...makes me think of Scanners...but i know what you are say...smiles.
ReplyDeleteHow difficult it is to move on sometimes - and just when we think we're victorious, back comes the blackness and bleakness.
ReplyDeleteA great expression of how unbidden memories can haunt our brains. I would say you have touched a nerve with more than of few of us.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I can relate all to well to this...wish I didn't.
ReplyDelete"blood sprays of memories" - a very powerful image.
ReplyDeleteNessa, this is a powerful poem. Your words conjure up many images in my mind.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Pam
Intense Girl! The past can truly haunt us, I am still trying to make peace with mine!
ReplyDeleteRegret makes memories dangerous. Affection makes them sentimental. It's all a matter of perspective.
ReplyDeleteHi Nessa. I like the fact that the title is not mentioned explicitly in the poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice comment.
ReplyDeleteThe past has been prelude to much of my life these past few months as I left my teaching career to launch out on something new in a new city. I keep thinking of what WAS, and wishing I would have taken a leap of faith at a younger age and perhaps done it differently. But then, my future would not be the present I am currently living.
So true. Our memories hold great power.
ReplyDeleteGreat job & so very true!!
ReplyDeleteThat's very true !
ReplyDeleteWhere are the neuralizers when we need them?
ReplyDeleteI feel that one to the bone. You have given the words to feelings that drive me nuts on a regular basis. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYour thoughts come forth to guide you through stages of awakening. Take everything lightly and laugh.
ReplyDeleteThose darn unwanted memories. They have a habit of visiting at night.
ReplyDeleteIT seems like me here you are talking about...seems like you have stalked inside my mind...:-)
ReplyDeletePerfect piece for the prompt. Liked this so much. Best!
Nice one and very true.
ReplyDeleteyou are super creative these day...
ReplyDeletekeep it up.