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By Ama Poetry
How long should someone continue paying emotionally for mistakes they have already acknowledged? In Don’t Remind Me!, Ama Poetry speaks to anyone who keeps reopening the wounds of another person’s past. The speaker does not deny making mistakes. However, they refuse to let those mistakes become a permanent identity. Instead of condemnation, the poem asks for a new song—one that recognises growth, change and the possibility of becoming someone new.
Don’t remind me of my dark past;
every time you sing it,
I hear condemnation—
the voltage that shocks
my fragile heart.
I’m not denying my follies,
but how long must I grieve
over spilled milk?
Don’t remind me
of my dark past.
Sing to me
a new, vibrant song—
the Israel I am.
— Ama Poetry
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Wonderful
We just have to get some leaves from our mistakes; though sometimes people even our own want us to live in it. So sad.
This another good poem of Ama Poetry that I have read.
I agree indeed, we need to pay less attention of our past constant mistakes and look forward to shaping better future
A beautiful reminder that our past mistakes don’t define who we are today. A truly powerful message of growth and grace