I Forget

I forget about the stars we saw in the fields of Indiana,

And our golden laughter bellowing from inside our chests.

I don’t remember our nights in dark parking lots;

Fourth of July parties fade out with the rest.

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I am not whole in my mind as my shadow lengthens,

With my eyes turning red as I rip flesh from bone.

I feel the pulsating rhythm of a heart gone cold.

I see you struggle with the thought of leaving a dead man alone.

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I forget about the times you lay pallid and weak;

How I held your fragile body close to my side.

I don’t remember when we got drunk on Lady Liberty,

Or when we joked about who would live and who would die. 

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You’ll believe in the devil when I smile through skin.

I can’t feel anything but the hate in my veins.

The dead whisper to me as I walk with their sins,

Only the darkest parts of me still remain.

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I forget about the magic I’ve witnessed in my youth.

I forget about the wisdom learned in my later years.

My footsteps run solely on an animalistic hate.

I inhale the sweet screams people give in fear.

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Run from me because I’ve forgotten who we are.

Stay away from this hooded reaper you call friend.

When my eyes glaze over and I start to fade, 

There’s only one way this can end.