Best Flashbacks Poems

For turning you invisible,
I'll always be regretful,
when things got critical
was easy to be forgetful.
I left you in a state of shock , 
in tears heavier than a rock. , 
I heard you, but left you on mute,
now you know I'm forbidden fruit.

Just another day without...

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Under the jacaranda tree,
   hoping for some shade,
      I dream old dreams
         evoking immemorial flashbacks.

Placed 3
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Flashbacks I would
         rather not see
I yearn 
      for your love returned . . .
          as my reality...

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For no reason I suddenly burst into song 
an old tune from my childhood, while walking along
								
Took me back forty years – I was forming a band
and those awful school dinners that we couldn’t stand  

Funny how all the words in a moment come...

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Why did I think
it was normal to scream
Hearing my name cursed
couldn't be that mean

Broken doors
Shattered dreams
Not as bad as it seems

Why did I think
It was what I deserved
That I didn't
have the right
to put my feelings first

Why did I
let you change
who I was
Didn't I know
That's not...

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SUMMER HEAT FLASHBACKS…

Dry heat cracked the ground;
Wet whips cracked ancestors’ backs—
Juxtaposed flashbacks:-...

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It takes me away
felling sick of my own life, wondering if I should live or die
Swallowing pills down untill I'm done
Stand on this roof till the morning comes
I stand and simplify my hate, Suicide is my only fate
As I jump it takes me away, Flashbacks...

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Today I fought back many tears,
Reflections of yesterday brought many fears.
I had to recertify my CPR skills.
This brought back memories that wasn’t a thrill.

For November 7th was an awful night.
Just one month ago Jeremiah lost his life.
Being the first ones upon the scene,
My husband and...

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Your arms surround me,
As the sun drowns in the sea.
The golden sand beneath,
Feels soft to my bare feet.

Silver streaks of moon rays,
Break through my hair.
As the day melts into night,
I can feel the cold air.

Our fingers hang entwined,
As your shadow falls on mine.
We keep no...

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memories come creeping
flashbacks to grief
ignoring the happy moments I treasure
in my soul...

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f ervid
  l ayered ~
   a rrive unbidden ~
    s napshots of joy
      h earten same ~ 
        b ully reviews
      ...

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I leave the sun-dappled autumn sidewalk, entering the office

The empty chair there lingers.
dark tendrils coiling in my mind—
my blind rage pleading for quiet healing.

flashbacks clash like striking thunder
opening buried treasures of truth.
and in that final brand searing cry
My heart reborn, mindlessly adrift in spectral mist.

I...

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His eyes were wild with angry 
He roughly shoved her out of the vehicle 
I froze, terrified 
Her life was in danger 
Or was it my life in danger 
Our lives where in danger
She was begging for mercy

Once the love of her life, 
Now a...

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These days seem familiar
Like my messy hair,
Each memory; a strand of hair 
Every brushstroke 
I see flashbacks of renowned moments
Distant memories; they begin to fade
Every brushstroke
Putting my hair in place
Now looking like beauty and grace
Ready to begin my day...

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In the middle of the night I ran myself a bath.
I sat on the ledge with my feet in. 
I sigh as I look down at the familiar blade in my hand.
I stare for a moment at my body and wonder if there is any...

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