My Memory
My memory is in the closet
Up on a shelf
Back in the corner
Unseen and unknown
Kept from the world
In a box
In the dark
Out of sight
My memory is of a room
With a door
And four walls
A bed and a desk
It is a hideaway
From life
From the world
From myself
My memory is about a feeling
Of constent turmoil
Of endless struggles
Of conflict and despare
Of quiet self-hatred
Of sadness
And Loneliness
With silent tears
My memory contains a board
With chess pieces and squares
And music playing
To clear my mind of thoughts
So I may not think
Nor feel
Nor want
Nor deserve
My memory is from a time
When I suffered alone
Let no one near me
To not see my truth or know my secret
I chose the need
To seclude
To hide
To withdraw
My Memory is of a past
That haunts my present
That I must keep from my future
So in the closet it stays
Kept from the world
In a box
In the dark
Out of sight
About this poem
This poem is my autobiography of growing up dealing with my feelings of being Transgender and dealing with gender dysphoria. Trying to hide from my truth and being scared of having my truth found out as I tried to resist the truth that was inside of me.
Font size:
Written on March 01, 2022
Submitted by JSChandler on March 22, 2022
Modified on April 24, 2023
- 1:00 min read
- 319 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | abcdEFGH xxxxxxeb ixxcxjjk xkixxxxx xdxaxxxx xxcxEFGH |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 891 |
| Words | 200 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"My Memory" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/124243/my-memory>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem My Memory with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In