The Brakens

Do you remember the Brackens
Went there when we were young
That was our secret place
Me and you had so much fun
That's where the woods are winding
And the tall tall trees
The earth went on forever at least that's how it seemed
I could smell the earth around me
Hear the owls within the trees
Tiny animals scurrying all about the leaves

Do you remember the Brackens
Sky so clear it seemed
Running together through the woods
You used to make me scream

On my back counting the stars
As happy as I could be
So young we were perfection

I so full of hope
Playing beneath the moonlit sky
The moonbeams did elope
You were my everything
And I was so naive
I thought that you loved me
That I was all you'd need


Do you remember the Brackens
As I do everyday
My face pushed down into the mud
The mice and deer decay
The thorns that cut into my back
My sore and bloodied knees
The rotting leaves within my mouth
Under the dying trees

The horrible way you took me
The way you made me hurt
Ripping through my insides
Cutting through my thoughts

I remember the Brackens
I think of those woods each day
l'm still trying to build a life
To keep my mind at bay

I remembered that you loved me once
There on top the hill
I remember that you abused me
And your friends did too

Do you remember the Brackens
I really hope you do
The way you gave me to your mates
To do with me their will
Them shouting and cheering in my face
Pouring vodka down my throat
Pulling at my underwear
Ripping off my clothes
I felt there hands all over me
Shoving in my hair
As they pulled back my head
And had their way right there

The insides of me did curl up
I closed my eyes real tight
As they entered my inner parts
And bashed away all night

Do you remember the Brackens
The place we used to go
The place that we are at right now
Just further up the road

Now I have your attention
Your eyes are right on me
With your knees down in the dirt
I'm going to make you see

You didn't completely shatter me
Just winded me a while
As you see I got back up
Hunted you down did I
Although it haunts me everyday
I'm better than I was
I got up out of bed
To kill all you lot off

Now that your in front of me
Three years down the line
I need for you to listen
Listen carefully this time

I was not your puppet
Never yours alone
What you did to me was awful
So your never make it home
Please don't look at me like that
I'm not the first to lie
Your doing the same as your friends did
I know your gonna cry

Now be a good boy open up your mouth
This is how dead leaves taste
As I blow your head
Right off

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[Sami Khalil]

Down memory lane poems are wonderful. This is no exception...:)...................