Memories.... By: Christine McFarlane

Memories

are like waves in the ocean

they can come crashing in on you

when you least expect them to

Memories

are like the heavy winds

in a rainstorm

battering you

assaulting you

making you cry

and wanting to curl up

in a ball

and hide.

Memories

of trauma

never really go away

they are always there

lurking in your background

and haunting you

when you least expect it

Memories,

I want to bury them

try and forget

but they’re etched inside

I have to learn

how to cope with them

instead of letting them

take a piece of me

each time

they arise