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Burn the Pictures

Pour the acid in my eyes
 To burn the still frames in my mind 
 Take the memories away from me 
Because you don't exist if I can't see
To see the pain that you have caused 
Of course to you there is no loss 
Seeing is believing that much is true 
I wish I meant the same to you 
So if you please 
Before you leave 
Pour the acid in my eyes 
And burn the pictures in my mind 
Take all your memories away from me 
And you won't exist if I can't see

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Paloma Walker

Date: 3/19/2018 1:22:00 AM

Very nice write. A lot of emotion and good verbal pictures!

Monette Bebow-Reinhard

Date: 8/30/2016 2:10:00 PM

I get good impassioned feeling from this, but I ask that you read it aloud, tweak it hear and there and give us a few of those vivid memories that you want erased.

Dave Timperley

Date: 8/27/2016 11:28:00 AM

Ouch, this must have hurt to write such a powerful poem. If it's imagination yours is awesome. God Bless. D.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 8/26/2016 5:08:00 PM

Hi Jessica: A poignant but powerful poem!

Wanda Y. Olivera

Date: 8/26/2016 10:40:00 AM

love it..

Louis Borgo

Date: 8/25/2016 9:38:00 AM

Emotional write, Louis.

Gail Lewis

Date: 8/24/2016 6:27:00 PM

Oh babe I'm relating to that one brilliant xx

Daniel Schack

Date: 8/24/2016 1:40:00 PM

beautiful thoughts. i know of pain. a lady friendtold me,"don't let no one kill your joy." a guy pal said, "you can't fight hate w/hate."check my poems on poetrysoup and please,if feasible, comment. for my art google tumblr.com under adanthemanworld(dan's world).write on and read on. right on!

Elaheh Abdi Langaan

Date: 8/24/2016 12:45:00 PM

terrific wish you all the best

James Inman

Date: 8/24/2016 12:23:00 PM

I like this one very much. Great phrases and wonderful imagery, though dark. I like the refrain aspect of your first and last four lines and the shortened two lines to setup the last refrain. If it was a bit longer, it could make a nice Lyric Poem that you could set to music.

Mussa Shikome

Date: 8/23/2016 10:30:00 PM

Burn the picture, nice poem when you'r reading you get a real picture of what environment were the conversation done and the feeling of the one expressing the pain.Congraturation keep moving

Reta Pruitt

Date: 8/23/2016 9:12:00 PM

Jessica... loved the poem, just had to stop in and let you know...so much feeling

Candace Hodges

Date: 8/23/2016 8:12:00 PM

Hey jessica, I'm Candace I just got done reading your poem burn the pictures. Burn the pictures is very exciting to me because it makes me think so much about Adele's song set fire to the rain for some reason. I believe not only are you a flourishing poet but you have what it takes to turn your poems in to songs if you wanted to and with more words and creativity, burn the pictures would make a awesome lyric sheet. Keep writing I look forward to reading more of your poem!

Jessica Zorn
Date: 8/23/2016 8:51:00 PM

Thank u.Im so glad I found this place.I really don't like letting people read my stuff but I have had writers block for a long time and need inspiration to write again.I do play guitar and tried to write a song but was a disaster.thank u again;)

Kelly Crenshaw

Date: 8/23/2016 5:22:00 PM

Well done! Heartfelt. I like.

Jim Meissner

Date: 8/23/2016 3:56:00 PM

Wonderful words to convey feeling/pain. You express an alternative of physical pain to emotional which bites harder. Far worse. physical pain caused by injury heals out and is forgotten. Emotional pain can be forever. Thank You for the write.

Partha Pratim

Date: 8/23/2016 3:41:00 PM

Sad. I can feel the pain. Just amazed reading this beautiful piece.

Margaret Franceschini

Date: 8/23/2016 3:39:00 PM

You reached deep into your hurting emotions and shared your pain with us. Sometimes these hurts Heal through our poetic hearts. I feel your pain. You are amazing!

Holly Bohto

Date: 8/23/2016 3:07:00 PM

Omg girl. You've been through hell. To express the bleeding so freely. This is your time for your release. Write on and on and on .

Mydavolu Venkatasesha Sathyanarayana

Date: 8/23/2016 3:02:00 PM

Very poignant! Touching poem indeed.

Bl Devnath

Date: 8/23/2016 3:01:00 PM

Quitting from love and asking to burn all the memories in heart and mind even of face. A very sad poem my friend written beautifully. Hugs, Cloudy poet, bl

Marian Baker

Date: 8/23/2016 2:52:00 PM

Your poem shows immense intent in the words "acid, burn,take, exist". I have felt this way although I think I couldn't do the burning to remove the memory. I have been married 4 times. I pay the penance and hope I am up to it "the burning". Thanks for addressing something I need to.

Mara Prose

Date: 8/23/2016 2:35:00 PM

Amazing poem!

Omar Jabak

Date: 8/23/2016 2:33:00 PM

If they stop loving us and treat us like we don't mean anything to them, we better forget all about them. It should go both ways. However, fond memories of truly lived moments are hard to obliterate or forget! I enjoyed reading it! Good work!