'I Remember' by Sarnia de la Mare #poetry
I remember youth Like it was yesterday A bouncing rainbow On acid Someone’s unkempt heirloom Such vigour and poise Such saccharin dreams I remember love like It was always tomorrow An ever-ready pink bunny Oiled loins and fat thighs Preened like a ready meal In a bitter-sweet sauce I remember children Like they were forever Squealing writhing brats Of genes pushed into hope Biological satisfaction Smothered in fear And syrup I remember living Like it never ends Just trying to breathe Fleshy moments wedged In a gas chamber A never-ending celluloid Flickering in the darkness of The existential abyss And I remember death Like a promise to a baby deer The lightening trajectory Of a bullet In a green forest With rustling leaves that whisper This is it Here it comes ©2025 Sarnia de la Mare Pillowhead $1,280 Digital, 20 W x 33 H x 0.1 D in Prints from $100 Man in Baseball Cap Digital, 19 W x 27 H x 0.1 D ...