Memories of a Tomorrow
Memories of a tomorrow
That never came to pass
Drift across our thoughts
Like dark clouds
Across a bright sky
Tempting us to stay
In the rain that they bring
To wash away yesterday's sting
In a flood of sorrow
And a mist of pain
It's possible to become
Tied to our heartache
It becomes familiar
And known
Like a friend we've always remembered
Like a love we never forget
But it hurts to keep it close
Yet we cannot let it go
For the pain reminds us
of what we once had
The absence of our loved ones
A chain around our neck
AUTHORS COMMENTARY
This piece was written on May 5 2024. I don't remember much about the context around it, but I will note that it does have to do with the lose my wife and I experienced.
It's free verse, obviously. For the longest time, I didn't care for free verse. As a teenager I was far more likely to wax poetical, and when I did, I loved to use structured work. At some point, the freedom of free verse came to appeal to me. I still have a huge love for structured poetry but there's something about free verse which captures a greater level of emotional rawness for me. I treat every line as it's own shotgun blast of meaning, with a deliberate pause between each one when I speak them out loud.
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