Memories 01 - The Rue Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Memories 01 - The Rue
Memories are rues
their fangs filled with Hemlock brewed
from the clogs
of bruised hearts, real Ice-T's og.
Notes:
Rue: one of the definitions of the word ‘rue' is poison ivy. The other obvious common definitions are also relevant.
og: ‘original gangsters'. While rapper and actor Ice-T did not create the term, his song 'O.G. Original Gangster' may come to mind when you hear the word.
Thank you, Evelyn for appreciating these lines, which are my emotions that found words when I relived a painful moment in the past. simply burning me to ashless vapours
Your wonderful short poem says so much about lingering pain. So nicely composed.
Painful memories linger in the mind. Poignant yet beautiful short poem.
True, Rose Marie. Some memories are nightmares that make us relive the horrendous past. Thank you for reading.
You can read a translation of the poem in Malayalam on PoemHunter, by name " Malayalam 40 - വിഷവള്ളികൾ"
Memories are ‘original gangsters' who terrorise us both in our dreams and in the wake..
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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