Best Flashbacks Poems
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 gladly depart as sleet glazes, streets so slick…..
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 me,
can't you see I set you free.
I know I killed your dreams,
but now you flow like streams.
The bed we laid in got colder,
things changed as we grew older.
Waves of thoughts lost their way,
as silence ruined every day ,
But, I still hate how you hold her,
because sometimes I miss how we were.
These feelings I just let them slide,
although I fight against those tides,
I loved how we used to glide,
Oh! at times it was a good ride,
Just another day without me,
can't you see I set you free.
I know I killed your dreams,
but now you flow like streams.
Flashbacks can be an intrusion,
so I throw stones at your illusion.
I gave our love a conclusion,
as life was full of confusion,
My mind was fighting delusion,
so I gave my soul seclusion.
Just another day without me,
can't you see I set you free.
I know I killed your dreams,
but now you flow like streams.
Flashbacks I would
rather not see
I yearn
for your love returned . . .
as my reality
Under the jacaranda tree,
hoping for some shade,
I dream old dreams
evoking immemorial flashbacks.
Placed 3
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 back
when a scent from your schooldays revives an old track
The old melodies merge with nostalgic recall
of the teacher who didn’t encourage at all
Then would you believe it, she strode into view
my old music teacher from ‘72
Bill Lindsay
Fragrant Flashbacks
September 17th 2015
Music
memories come creeping
flashbacks to grief
ignoring the happy moments I treasure
in my soul
f ervid
l ayered ~
a rrive unbidden ~
s napshots of joy
h earten same ~
b ully reviews
a dmonish ...
c austically
k notting
s erenity
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 what love does
Just glad to now know
I did what I had to do
Pondering
flashbacks of a fool
It still hurts
my pride today
Just knowing
I let you
hurt me that way
Why wasn't I
smarter than love
Shouldn't I have known
It's not what love does
Just glad I did
What I needed to do
Ecstatic that
I didn't lose me
trying to love you
Its funny because
I knew deep down
we were through
There could never be
a complete me
when that me is loving you
Pondering
Flashbacks of a fool
lights flare inside my mind
of pain, agony ~ doubt flashbacks of love
blindsiding my heart
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 to the miserable days
then Darkness surrounds me like a lake, It was a dream now I awake
I scrounge for a new scenario to die, searching through my contagious mind
In my mind I must be dead, I cock the gun to my head
As I hesitate it takes me away, Flashbacks to the miserable days
then Darkness surrounds me like a lake, It was a dream now I awake
I pull the trigger on the gun, Blood bursts like a hot crimson sun
Now I can always say never, no more hurt or pain forever
As I lie here it takes me away, Flashbacks to the miserable days
then Darkness surrounds me like a lake, But this time I won't awake
As I drift it takes me away, Flashbacks to when I was awake
then Darkness surrounds me like a lake, It takes me away
It takes me away...
SUMMER HEAT FLASHBACKS…
Dry heat cracked the ground;
Wet whips cracked ancestors’ backs—
Juxtaposed flashbacks:-
enduring
flashbacks
of traumatic experience
of almost drowning;
he swears
he's never going
swimming...
again.
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 merciless monster.
Once the beloved father to her child,
Now a furious stranger
We didnt deserve that.
From the roadside l fought with her
I couldn't lose again
Strength failing, panic taking over
I froze, terrified
I couldn't save myself
She can't save herself
We can't save ourselves
The buildings just towered over
Why not fall on us and bring an end to this?
The ground stood its ground,
Why not open and swallow us up?
Even the birds turned a blind eye
With no help in sight..
It all came crashing down
Seems like a terrible dream now
The flashbacks have rested their case
The bruises are gone,
The scars have faded,
Memories erased.
Seasons and years have done it,
That which couldn't be done quicker.
The shadow of fear is not recognisable any more.
The harsh tone in the voice
Doesn't move me anymore.
The threatening look on his face
Doesn't scare me anymore
My eyes dont shine with tears at this anymore.
The fire of anger in them is enough to tell him,
I am a different person.
Strong but not masculine.
I square my shoulders and hold my head high.
I look him straight in the eye
Without any sense of apology.
I am the heroine,
The lioness he crafted
And will never be able to touch again
This bold character in the once feeble me,
Scares the day lights out of him.
My hands maybe shaky
But my knees won't give in.
Armed to the core,
The degrading words bounce off
Some shatter and fall,
There is no route to my being for such
I got my power back,
No one is going take it away from me.
Time to shortchange myself
Is what l don't have
I will not relive the moment
All shame is wiped away
Beauty for ashes
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 I worked as a team.
Assess, alert and attend we did.
To a small child that was found within.
Laying there motionless in his mothers arm.
Why a small child who had done no harm.
It has been four months now since that awful night.
Yet the memories have not faded nor gone out of sight.
Flashbacks come back time after time.
I just pray for healing for this troubled mind.
poem started 12-7-2007 finished on 3-15-2008
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 track of time,
Or moments that slip by.
Now, memories lie in cracks,
Accompanied by heart attacks.
Our connection lives with gaps,
As our chances offer traps.
Future remains a constant climax,
As our dreams and hopes collapse.
We'll just be, ages from now perhaps,
An emotional locket of flashbacks...