burn it

he told me to burn my words

He wants me
to burn them
my babies
born of
indelible ink
burn them
forget they
happened
like burning
them will
erase the
memories
and make me
forget
how he
burned me.

Author's Note

In the end, he got all the poems. I don't really care if he burned them or not, as they are no longer part of me.

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

alas we always seem to hold onto what strikes us deeper, well done, great read.

[Joyce S. Greene]

I'm with Jacob on this one, KL. That man definitely has to go and your words are certainly worth retaining for posterity! Nice work - I admire your spirit and your ability to put your feelings, very forcefully, in a very few words.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

he can go...the words need to stay.