Don’t

by Guilty By Design   Sep 1, 2020


Oh memory, stop playing games with me
What I know now is simply what has been
Don’t convince me things were different
I might do something silly like just believe
Oh heart, don’t you go on romanticizing
We have scars, what more do you need?
Don’t fall for the butterflies and somersaults
I might do something silly like just believe
Oh brain, don’t you go on contemplating
We’ve been over this a million times
Don’t try to normalize the situation
I might do something silly like just believe.

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  • 5 years ago

    by Skyfire

    "We have scars, what more do you need?"

    Loved this line in particular. A great poem that really works through the battle between hope and disbelief.

    • 5 years ago

      by Guilty By Design

      Thank you! I think I should’ve titled it beLIEve now

  • 5 years ago

    by prasanna

    "Don’t convince me things were different"

    It's true. Our memories are faulty and that introduces a little room for doubt to creep and change how we 'remember' something completely, and this poem encapsulated that. Well-written piece!

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