Unthinkable

Thoughts swam, 
stuck forever
never to be free.
Thoughts swarm
haunting me, 
frightening me, 
dictating my life.

There was a reason no one tells, 
they keep it secret
tell no one, no one at all.
Why would we tell
if we told, no I won't tell.

War is hard and grueling
but worse is the memories
the things I saw, 
the things I did.
All forever stuck in my mind, 
there to torment me
until the grave.

[A/N] Written for a friend who requested a poem about a war veteran who was haunted by his memories.

Written: March 2011