Forgetting

i will forget you

just as i have forgotten my first kiss

and third grade teacher

you will be forgotten

and sent into the backyard of my mind

and forbidden to return

 

i will turn away from the push cart

with purple asters

and ignore gazebos and river walks

i will not go where people mingle in twos

and where apple blossoms touch the air

i will be too busy forgetting you

 

nothing will be related to you

not the key hook you forced into the wall

or the tablecloth you scorched

because you turned for a kiss

everything will be what it is

without a remnant of what was you

 

i will forget you

even when dreams resurrect us

and you take vengeance in your absence

i was forgetting you with another

but saw the baby robin peak from its nest

and excitedly said, “carol, look!”

 

i will forget you

through every temptation and hint

daisy fields and haystacks

the first green suggestion of spring

you returning to bed for “just a minute”

i will forget you

 

but not just now

Reviews

[Eve]

That last line, that closing line, says it all. You know that without contact or expression of tenderness, or even heated words, it will eventually be forgotten,
but they never really are...a part of them is always there in the back drop of who you are.

[DrD]

Thank you, Myth . . . . one of the many problems about women is that they are so damned hard to forget.

[Eve]

:) don't forget, don't ever forget, just... make room for hope.

[Anu Biswas]

So poignant, so full of love....restrained writing and I loved the momentous moments you have chosen which to forget. Excellent! The line 'you take vengeance in your absence' was so powerful it hit me like a jolt.

[DrD]

Thank you, Anu. I deeply appreciate your visit.

[Violet Dreams...]

Your write is beautiful but brings tears.Forgetting is one of the toughest challenges in life. But one never truly forgets. A familiar situation comes and the so-called forgotten memory comes back.
Again, a beautiful write

[DrD]

Thank you, Violet. There is nothing that improves the memory more than trying to forget. I appreciate you.

[Ina Waltz]

This poem brought tears to my eyes and reminded me of all those people I swore I would never forget, but somehow still did. If I think about it, most of the time (even though I forgot them) when I see something they would like I think to myself 'oh, I should show that to ____' and catch myself forgetting that I forgot them. Funny how mind tricks us.

[Marie]

But there's no time like the present. Healing can't start till forgetting does.

[rnuff]

No matter how hard one person tries to forget someone they will never succeed, because memories will always remain. That is the great thing about the past. The memories we keep in store. (that is why we call it Yesterday)