One More Time

when it comes
you won't see it
at first
it won't hurt
until it does
until it then

does become

very painful

unforgettable

from repetition

of damage done
damage received

from the repetition

of things undeserved

 

so you do
what you do
to forget
that which hurts
to remember

again
and again

and one more time

'till it comes
'round again

until you learn
how to forget
what you can't

if only for a moment

you remember. . .

that life is good
(never forget)

and you must remember

how to forget

(never remember)

that life is cruel

and death is just

that time is fleeting

and every single thing

is only now 

and forever

completely f*****g temporary 

Author's Note

Reviews

[R.J Calzonetti (Siniste..]

I agree with the message. Some things hurt more later. In the moment, you have your fight or flight, your ability to keep calm and do what has to be done. Sure, you feel it then fleetingly, but some things hurt more once you realize what has happened, who is dead, what tragedy occurred, and you feel the absence of security. As whatever you had is lost, yet now sought after instead of taken for granted.

[STORIES BEHIND EYES]

I only want to forget how my past could torment me in heavy pain of many things that i could not understand or why it was happening. Good poem hun 🙂

[Patricia Wedel]

Yes Dave, life is cruel... like a duel... however,
I am no Fool... not a footstool... always Cool.
except when I am not. truly a bit of wisdom and whimsical.
truly, Pat