Memories Claim Their Due

Lo so woeful a night To wish the dawn were here Long cold trek to black Lay open all my fear Solitary journey of the past Through nights put away Moments best left buried From the light of a new day Unwanted as they may be Memories claim their due Reliving horrors of yesteryear Old wounds flow anew Be it not for the dawn I’d lie amidst the pain Succumb to the torment Storming through my brain For the dark still holds secrets The sun refuses to share Preferring instead to hide Pretend they’re not there Yet within these hidden places We visit only in our repose Lie that which could break us Overwhelmed in their throes