Malware in my Memories

It's hard to delete the memories from my brain

But the necessity is prevalent all the same

Type in the keys: Ctrl Alt Del

But the process will never be complete

Files discarded into the bin

Prayed to never be seen again

But perhaps the trash is being reused 

Like old milk cartons and papers of news

Like shiny glass bottles with droplets of booze

Like ratty, old clothes and worn, rubber shoes

As the glow of the screen begins to dim

The viral glitches then seem to begin

The jagged colors stretch ‘cross the glass

No amount of reboots can undo the cracks

My mind goes mute, the fans huff and roar

It seems there's too much data to store

Storage is full, the screams of defeat

Delete, delete, I remain on repeat

To the ringing rhythms of our heartbeats

All whilst the wiring proceeds to overheat

Plastic letters burst into flames 

A loud reflection to all of your claims

With unmet promises to the burning smiles

Up in smoke with all the files

But the images of you may always exist 

So I must resist the intrigue to persist

And while our past is one to be missed

It’s a flaw I insist myself to dismiss

But once my battery finally drains

Will these feelings still remain?

Will the remembrance be sustained?

Can there be joy without the pain?

It all runs through the same vein

On this computer I call my brain.