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Things I Forgot: Part 2

By BrenPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
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i forgot to remember

things i let fall behind

things i let slip my mind

the things i forgot part two

unfortunately

i have no wish to recollect

i have no time to introspect

i have simply chosen to neglect

all these things i wanna try and forget

i forgot to remember

things that went by the way

things not here not today

the things i forgot part two

yet not so unexpectedly

they can’t hurt me anymore

unless i choose to let them

no point trying to regret them

best to try and forget them

i forgot to remember

the good and the bad

the happy the sad

the things i forgot part two

and in what could be a conclusion

[I FORGOT TO REMEMBER THIS BIT]

ah selective corrective amnesia

prescribed and imbibed analgesia

a bout of selfless self anaesthesia

i forgot to remember

parts of me i didn’t want to be

parts of you too good to be true

the things i forgot part two

sad poetry

About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)2 years ago

    Evocative writing and introspective; a place many of us are familiar with but don't admit to. I really liked this!

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