Poetry Memoir

 Today many author's are converting from classical or regular rhyming to poetry memoirs. It's basically telling your story through the power of poetry and a series of poems in order to tell your truthful tale of life. For example, I read a book called "Talking In The Dark" written by Billy Merrell. He covers all the topics from love, to life, to the darkness of life and down the downfalls can always be brought up. An example of his poem is:

Tattoo


When you asked if I liked it did I say No,
because I can't understand such a strange desire

to advertise in print a picture that, today you love?
Because the body is all we have? Because beauty

changes and cannot be worn forever? Did I say No,
tell you how I want to dissolve back into the earth

once I've died, have it take me back, not having revised
what I said been given? Did I push you away

because it seemed unnatural? I don't remember
what I said to you that morning as we spoke. 

I knew it was a mistake, letting myself know
your skin- and later, how you wore the world,

or a favorite piece of it. I don't remember what I said, them,
but I'm glad you've shown me and glad you love

something enough to have it forever. I'm still learning to hold
something as long. To trust love, to really have it. 

You gave yourself over to ink, knowing
what you wanted, and for how long