Painful Memories

Melody SJAL on Jan 28, 2009

The sting of the past may still lie in hibernation within the deepest areas of the subconscious.

Evil shadows from the past

are lurking

in the dark alleys

and deep recesses

of the mind -

haunting, menacing, threatening.

Painful memories

stemming from bad experiences -

long forgotten

and deeply buried

by the conscious mind

into the dimmest abyss

of the subconscious-

though seemingly forgotten,

completely gone, they’re not.

But merely in hibernation,

waiting for the slightest stimulation

that would trigger

the opening of a tunnel,

bringing out a deluge

of by-gone pains and sorrows

like a dormant volcano

lying in wait for the moment

it erupts and churns out

its molten deadliness.

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Glynis Smy on Jan 28, 2009
We all have something that haunts us and pains us. Good work.
lindalulu on Jan 28, 2009
Bad memories never seem to disappear.
Loreta Dorington on Jan 28, 2009
I think the reason why painful memories never really go away so as to remind us of the lessons we learned out of it.
Darla Smith on Jan 28, 2009
There are some past memories that you can never forget.
Kim Buck on Jan 28, 2009
I would love to master the power of forgetting.
Morgana on Jan 28, 2009
You’ve describe those memories well…They are hidden but never gone.
Lauren Axelrod on Jan 28, 2009
We all have ghosts and sometimes they can try and take over, but we must fight. Great piece!
nobert soloria bermosa on Jan 28, 2009
i agree with Kim,i wish i could do the same,nice one my friend
Gail Nobles on Jan 28, 2009
Wow! What a creative way to describe it. Great poem.
PR Mace on Jan 29, 2009
Our painful memories help to make us the people we are. They help us to grow. Well done.
Inna Tysoe on Jan 29, 2009
That’s true. Some things are never really so much forgotten as buried beneath layers of life and “stuff”.

Thank you for that.

Inna
YolieM on Jan 29, 2009
Great write. You keep us thinking.
Clay Hurtubise on Jan 30, 2009
Very nice,and it keeps us from taking things for granted.
Thanks,
Clay
eddiego65 on Jan 31, 2009
So true. A eye-opening poem!

Hi there!