Forget

A poem about trying so hard to forget something that you desperately want to remember.

He's so far away, and yet so close by,
all I can do is wait to be seen.
I spend all of this time wondering, why?
What all these racing thoughts could mean.

 

I glance out the window and my heart skips a beat,
yet he doesn't know that I'm alive,
I see who he's with, I could never compete;
I couldn't possibly take the dive.

 

I wonder now why my heart is set,
it's obvious it's a futile hope.
All I feel now is the concluding regret
of a wish that's too far to grope.

 

Now I try to forget what I was wishing for,
and I don't want to remember how it was before.

Author's Note

The flowers in the picture are forget-me-nots.

Reviews

[Clarisse Nanoit]

Cute cover art! :) This poem reminds me of just about everything I wrote in ninth grade, only you're a much better poet. lol. I had some issues back in the day. I can definitely identify with this one. What a feeling to go back. tee hee.
KH

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

Yes Love can be devastating when it is not returned. You demonstrate this in moving way.
Debby

[James K. Blaylock]

This poem felt like a piece of ones' soul being shown for all to see... Very deep!

jkb

[carmen]

I love how it makes me feel.

[Alysa]

I love this poem. The emotions in this poem runs deep. Great work.