Kara Mclain Poet Free verse

Better Buried

Words conjuring memories 
Better left buried.

Scenes flashing behind my eyes
Falling in line
Perfectly timed
In sync with your story. 

And I bite my cheek 
Hoping to stop 
The home movie, scripted
Before my time,
Stuck on rewind, 
In the cinema of my mind.

Because I want to be there for you 
When listening is all I can really do.

And it's not your fault 
That this is a tale I know 
Far too well,
One I've seen acted out 
In great detail. 

I never told you 
Of an 8 years old's
First terrified 911 call.

Or of the man
Who taught me how to hate.
The one who put darkness 
In my heart at a young age.

So how could you know 
That the betrayal that you feel
Is one that I don't have to pretend 
To know is real?

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