My Book of Poems

Hurtful Memories

Memories thrashing at me.
Like waves against a rock.
The pain lashing at me.
Unable to stop.

I'm being reminded of my past.
The anger I had to bottle.
My teeth grinding away the words.
But it sunk into my soul.

The clock's reversing,
As I've remembered my fallen tears.
The warm liquid running down my face.
How cold it seems over the years.

The pain I endured.
Screaming at them to stop.
Cowering at their taunts.
My feelings left to rot.

No one listened.
It was all torture.
There was nowhere to run.
Backed into a corner.

They wouldn't stop.
Their words severed me.
Unable to forget.
It scarred my memory.

I couldn't escape.
They haunted my nightmares.
They had hurt me.
The words fogged the air.

Images racing through my mind.
Unable to go away.
I wish they would.
But in my mind, they stay.