it all swirls, swirls
spiraling round and round
hypnotic
losing contact, no contact
I'm out, quite out
cold, almost
remember that day, what day?
when I, yes when we ...
forgot ... who?
wipe it out, clean out
quick, write it down, deep down ...
no, lost it ...
grandfather clock, tick-tock, tick-tock
time keeps on passing, it's passing,
smothering
all those memories, blissful memories
obscured by fog, thick fog
endless night
pocket watch swinging, still swinging
I'm sleepy, very sleepy
untie the
knot I'm bound by, bound
in loving oblivion, sweet oblivion
take me home
that summer, going, going
now it's gone, long gone
forgotten
like her smile, kind smile
those gray eyes, bright eyes
that dark night
it goes around, comes around
back to her, not her!
rememb'ring
what I try to forget, must forget
no matter how I try and try
she's still there
XII. Forgetting
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2 comments:
AC im glad you are back and with another beautifully expressed poem.
Memories - sometimes we would rather forget than remember, but the more we try to push them from our mind the more insistent they become.
Happy New Year AC :)
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