Memories

Memories                     by Sami Khalil

 

Some memories lidded bring us sheer dread

While others dressage our bewilderment

Little left for daydreams to drift instead

The shreds of limned recalls nay stay dormant.

 

Cage me not in tethered, unbidden walls

Even a wounded bird embraces the sky

The world is filled with reminders and calls

Dogged by guilty ablations we must pry.

 

There are moments of retreat and failures

Ashes and embers face the fires’ fury

When cuffs are taken away from jailors

Wings will be stretched sans a judge or jury.

 

Memories need miners with picks, shovels

Canoodling toils in clack and pull struggles.

Reviews

[Sauti_Ukweli]

This was so simple yet profound for me. It seems to me the message is that memories just like anything else must be tended to consistently lest the get out of control and gain undue power.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You have summed it up marvelously. An astute poet indeed. Like anything else in life, they have their time and place, their usages, but like you pointed out: Don't let them control you. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. See you soon.