Whole Truth

I forget I'm okay

In the same way

You dream at night

Time loses linearity

As haunted memories

Come alive

Did you take more from me than you plotted

Or was it everything that you wanted

Even in my regrets

You could say I said

Shame replays the absence

Of resistance

From the wear

But what responsibilities

Does a fourteen

Year old bear

Leveraged everything I was hoping

You were the death of me from the moment

You spent a year on me

Til you could say I said

yes

I guess

But would you admit

Exactly what you did

Would you admit

Exactly what you did

Or do you change it

When you play it in your head

Is it different

When you tell it to your friends

And if it is

Ask yourself this

What's wrong with

Exactly what you did

Author's Note

All feedback welcome.

Reviews

[nadia dmitri]

I have only read the first three lines and I instantly raced to begin my review, what a punchy opening!!!!!!!! This is such a striking piece. It can hold so many dark themes, all held in elegant wording. There is a certain suffocation to keeping silent about your pain, and you captured that well. :)

[schlanks]

Thank you very very much. This was an important one to me that I wrote over a long period of time.

[Chris Shaw]

Haunted memories
Come alive

Dark secrets of a fourteen year old. There is pain here and I felt it. Good to be able to release it in writing, even if it can’t be spoken about. Memories that won’t go away and come back to haunt. A heavy write . Played on my mind.

Chris

[living lavender]

wow - this one is deep. there are always two sides to each story.
the truth is only revealed when both parties speak their peace.
{could feel the emotion behind not being allowed to speak.}

[schlanks]

Thank you very much for reading and sharing your thoughts