A stain

I ware your memory
A stain on my shirt
A stain I can't remove
No matter how hard I try

You are like that one wine stain
That no matter how hard you try
You just can't remove it
And you try with all your might

You are still always around
No matter how hard I try to get away
No matter how far I run
Your face follows me

The memories haunt my mind
And no matter how hard I try
I can't erase them 
They are etched into my mind

And my heart
You left a permanent stain 
A permanent footprint
A scar

You are like a horrible stain
That no matter how hard I try
You'll always be there

Author's Note

This poem was inspired by this song

Reviews

[MissWordSmith]

the first line it should be i WEAR not where.
likes: I think the repetitious scheme worked here. it was like a drone going on and on and on, and though it was a little annoying, it got the point across, and somehow conveyed the tired, fed-up feeling of the poem and the stain that never leaves.
dislikes:there were a LOT of grammatical mistakes, some lines were just left hanging, and again (i think i'm saying this too often) but, you're not telling us HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL!
Put your feelings of FRUSTRATION, ANNOYANCE, HELPLESSNESS, INTO YOUR WORDS!

Irritating, it scratches away at my skin
A blade going deeper and deeper
Line a wine stain upon a cloth
Silently eating me, sickening seeper (from seep:to sink in slowly)

Something like that! I dunno!

oh, one more like: the wine reference, definitely an inspiring idea there!

[KAREN]

Full of pain that sticks around no matter how hard you try to get away! good write!

[Arsenic Nemesis]

I like this a lot, a nice amount of depth and emotion and so well constructed; great job, keep it up!~

[Alicia Schroeder]

This is a sad and heartfelt poem.

[Calypso]

Powerful. There are times when memories stick up like a sore thumb or they are repressed.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Great poem, love the way you described a memory as a bad stain!

[HopelesslyDevoted]

the song goes perfectly with your poem. i like the picture too- the description of the wine stain totally hits home! great job!