Memories By Surprise Poem by Wilfred Mellers

Memories By Surprise
Written by: Wilfred Mellers
October 11,2016 @ 11: 16 AM


Do you even remember me?
Am I only a faded memory
Would you attend my funeral
Would it be just another sad burial?

Do you even know me anymore?
Would the invitation sent be ignored?
We once had such a special rapport
Vanished now are sentiments to a vapor

In dark places, I'm subjugated to your subconscious
Dreams now dwell only when you're unconscious
Synapses for me no longer fire
Thoughts of love you no longer require

Broken child of a lesser offspring
Only remembered when you need something
Emptied wells filled with nothing
Held up by a string are the birds of one wing

Moments cried and wondered why
Demons sing my horrid lullabies
Connections were never emphasized
Bonds were truly compromised

Your own thoughts you don't exercise
For you I no longer recognize
If you called, that would be a surprise
For my love for you never dies

All is never as it ever seems
Dreams extreme won't boost my self-esteem
Salmons won't swim upstream
Knowledge sought by the academe

No more prizes left to redeem
Life travels now through a slipstream
No one hears you when you scream
For one man doesn't make a team

Starships explode in space
Can't deal with the rat-race
So I now bow out with grace
I need not save face

Longing to again interface
Loneliness is commonplace
Sacred emotions I now waste
For happiness I now chase