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
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