PLAGUED BY MEMORIES

PLAGUED BY MEMORIES Some memories shimmer but don’t last Yet others put down roots so very deep Creating versions as dreams when sleep And earn their place that they can keep In the mind’s timeless universe, so vast They cause an outbreak, like the plague Hidden for years, then total devastation Much more than any mere perturbation One can wonder about their motivation Always sharp focussed, and never vague It’s torture, just explain it to me, please The stuff of nightmare, but whilst awake Tell me, just to stop, what would it take Some blessed relief, for Goodness’ sake Or am I still to be plagued by memories