A Memory is an Unruly Animal

Some are more violent 

Than a bloodthirsty tiger

The more you suppress it 

Try to put it back into its cage 

The more it fights back 

Growls at the top of its lungs 

The more ALIVE it becomes 

Flashing vividly and violently

Through your mind  

Instead 

Undo the chains 

One link at a time 

Slowly it will crawl out

And it will be there 

Then it will be gone 

Back into 

The wild 

of 

Your mind 

A memory is an unruly animal 

Posted in response to the challenge Spring: Writing Contest.

Narnia_Monsters

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13 years old

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