Save Me - By Mya Senior

Written By: Mya Senior

Category: Poetry

Competition: Global Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026

Introducing Mya Senior's compelling poem, "Save Me," a poignant entry in the Poetry category of the Global Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026. In this reflective piece, Mya explores the intricate themes of memory and identity, inviting readers into a deeply personal world of introspection. Through evocative language, the poem captures the complex emotions tied to remembering and forgetting, drawing readers into a profound exploration of self-awareness and existential inquiry.

About the Work

"Save Me" delves into the labyrinth of human memory and the quest for self-understanding. The poem's mood is both haunting and hopeful, weaving a tapestry of vivid imagery that portrays the struggle between remembering and forgetting. Mya Senior's literary style is introspective and evocative, using metaphors of puzzles and mirrors to convey a fractured sense of self. The work challenges readers to consider how personal history and future expectations shape identity.

Save Me

Original Submission by Mya Senior

Save me

From all that’s lodged in my throat

From my ash filled lungs

Hold them as they move out of sync

My heart can not catch up

The words can not flow through

My thoughts forgotten

My memories trapped

On a forced loop in someone else’s tomorrow

We’ve been long distance for a while

Separated between timelines

I vowed to forget

But remember to remember

Did I forget to forget ?

Have I been forgotten by the me that forgot?

I’m always just out of reach

But that doesn’t mean I don’t move with outstretched limbs and breath for the person I was and who I’ll be

It doesn’t mean I don’t pause on hope of answers

That I don’t sweep up and linger on the knowledge that trickles around my feet

Staring at the crumbs like puzzle pieces

How is the picture still a blur?

How many times can I reform the pieces?

In each piece I see a mirror

In each piece I see myself

The me I forgot to forget

But remembered to remember

The me that forgot me

How can you know my essence?

Understand more than god has ever allowed me

Know my future

Know the loop that was and is and that hasn’t begun

The loop that’s always beginning and never ending

That’s always in the middle of a lesson

Even when the lesson has lessoned until it can’t lesson any more

How can you know?

And leave me to scrap up the faith that is seeping out of me

No longer overflowing

Diluted

And grey

My faith has no faith of being replenished

How can you know that I’m on the ledge

And ask me to save myself?

Save me

You have given passages and plays

Articles and books

Videos and people

Connections and hope

Tarot cards and crystals

Lessons upon lessons

Just save me

If I’m an ingrate so it is

I’m buckled on my knees

My eyes empty

With my soul dislocated

My heart bruised

An ingrate that’s begging to be saved

If you remember the memory that has never been with me

That as a infant I chased as it fluttered amongst butterfly’s

If you remember to remember

And I still forgot to forget

Could you make me forget the memory I’ve been chasing

Could you save me?

About the Competition

The Global Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026, hosted by Hashtag Kalakar, celebrates the diversity and talent of writers around the world. This esteemed competition provides a platform for poets and writers to share their unique voices and stories. With categories spanning poetry, short stories, essays, and creative writing, the competition emphasizes the transformative power of words in connecting and inspiring communities globally.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to Mya Senior for sharing "Save Me" with the Global Poetry and Creative Writing Competition 2026. This evocative poem invites introspection and resonates deeply with its exploration of memory and identity. We are grateful for Mya's participation and look forward to witnessing the continued impact of their poetic journey.

About Hashtag Kalakar

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