You see
There are places,
barren places
places long deserted
places intentionally avoided
There are stories
unfathomable stories
stories left untold
stories intentionally forgotten
There are memories
harrowing memories
memories not revisited
memories intentionally buried
These places, stories, memories
I dare not to travel
These places, stories, memories
Haunt
Torment
Cripple
But,
You don’t see
that these
abandoned places,
inconceivable stories, and
veiled memories,
Constitute me.
© Meleza Jali
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Matriculant 2017
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