the memories will hit you hard 
they will slap you across your face, 
slam into your jaw and knee you in the gut
and just when you're bent over,
feeling the intensity of that final blow
and your feet are about to give away,
the memories will stab you in the back and leave you to bleed on the cold floor

they will not be kind to you 

and after some time you will realize 
that it's not about fighting back those memories
but learning to dodge the attacks