I CAN REMEMBER 

Oh the pain in memory!

The searing loss in gain,

How I wish I could remove it,

Or at least subdue its rays.

It haunts me and denies me

The joy of the present,

Restraining me back,

To the hurt of the past.

Leave me forever!

You poisonous vain,

You’ve had your part,

Now off the stage!

The perpetual sight

And resurfacing thoughts

Defile my conscience

From moving on.

In a final plea,

My wish isn’t much:

Just a feeling of not,

A mind stoic and numb.