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20.04.2025
Anne-Lise Andresen
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- Plagued by Memories -


    Life is inherently challenging
    Emotional memories, 
    leave deep traces
    Unpleasant sensations, 
    from the past
    A pre-existing element
    of everyday life
    An interconnected web of
    experiences and events

    Overwhelmed by emotions
    It should never have happened
    Unprepared, 
    for future ruminations
    Can't control everything
    There is no escape
    Inevitable,
    getting rid of the memories
    - Ongoing,
    twenty-four hours a day
    With unexpected stressors 
    and challenges

    Each of us
    carries an imprint every day
    Chained in memories, 
    will I ever be free ?

angstdepressionfeelingsfree verse

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 4/27/2025 7:50:00 AM

Anne-Lise, this poem does explain much of what Many of us go through in life. Memory and how it affects us is a fascinating topic and I applaud you for exploring it in this way. How remarkable!! It's very hard to deal with the most unpleasant experiences, but when we learn to look at them over time, eventually we may break free. That is certainly our hope and desire. Smiles!!

Paige Hind

Date: 4/22/2025 8:18:00 PM

Deep, image and poem- the image went well with this, a question we all ask

Sotto Poet

Date: 4/21/2025 1:46:00 PM

Beautiful poetry, Anne-Lise. Love it. You have a gift for evoking vivid mental pictures. What a gorgeous poem. Some shackles bind us all. I hope you do well at the contest.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/21/2025 11:48:00 AM

WOW!!! What a write and picture. I enjoyed reading. "Good Luck" Have a wonderful day..........

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 4/21/2025 11:35:00 AM

Hello Sunshine smile, we all get depressed once in a while. we must fight for our positive thinking to keep us strong. Hugs. /Darlene/

Jay Narain

Date: 4/21/2025 10:21:00 AM

These meories linger in our minds for long time. Setting one free from these, makes you feel like a free bird. Nice poem.

Joe Dimino

Date: 4/21/2025 7:16:00 AM

To keep a bad memory, is to be owned by it. To keep the thought of failed relationships is to maintain a spiritual link to negativity. Learn from them, and move on. Now, to only practice what I preach. To say, far easier than to do as I say:)

Yann Rolland

Date: 4/21/2025 2:39:00 AM

enjoyed your poem, we have to break something to get free, every morning is a new beginning, thanks poet for the deep tribute

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/21/2025 1:47:00 AM

Great poem Anne. You describe emotions and imagery perfectly. Wonderful poem. We all have chains to hinder us. Yet you will find relief in God.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 4/20/2025 6:45:00 PM

Chained to memories we cannot free ourselves until we choose to let go, and let God, beautiful poem Anne, I pray you had a great Easter, love !

Heidi Sands

Date: 4/20/2025 3:20:00 PM

Well written Anne-Lise. There are things that happen leading to memories that never gp away and can he triggered by things with all feelings coming to the surface as if it is now. It is how it is :)