Survivor’s Guilt
Man Versus Memory
Published in
Jul 2, 2021
Trickling out of me drop-by-drop
Thoughts that cannot be stopped
Memories to keep
Memories to uphold
Memories to hide
Memories to dispose
Distracting me by day
Distressing me at night
Walking me back
Exposing my fright
Our conscious, the guiding lights
Our goods, our bads, and our not-so-brights
An implicit creed to always heed and never need
A sigh of relief.
Keeping me from being free
Keeping me from being me
Your legacy, my ball-and-chain
Your legacy, retold with strain
Memories, these binding covenants
Survivors of a life that once belonged–to us.
