Flashbacks

Unannounced and uninvited, dampened fires are re-ignited
Memories thought obliterated, now unleashed and re-instated



Delight and hurt in equal measure, nostalgic bliss or deep displeasure
Routine rudely interrupted, normal service now disrupted

Sometimes agreeable, often less so, a sweet or bitter intermezzo
in natures mad contrary drama, paroxysms of joy and trauma

Nature offers no protection, no time out for circumspection
Each recall must be contended, in an instant, apprehended

An anti-virus would be needed, WARNING “Not to be proceeded”
Distress and pain contained therein, consigned to the recycle bin

But recollections can't be screened, or harmful flash-backs quarantined
We can't control our neural notions, neutralise our raw emotions

Risks and threats must be assessed, dealt with, filtered, laid to rest
Then vigilant but apprehensive, we contemplate the next offensive