Forget. {poetry}
{Photo: rhythmlivin.com.au}
By Jessica Bundy.
Forget that
you are alone;
forget, for a moment,
that you are alone.
Forget that
what keeps you
from the night
is the small comfort,
tiny glow,
of lamp light.
Forget that one day
even that bulb will go;
just one small light
you will hardly know.
Forget how the sun
always rises;
forget that it
always sets too.
Forget every single hand
reaching out
to guide you;
lifelines and wrinkles,
paths of where to go.
Forget too the palms
held up to your face;
forget those hands
that said No.
Forget the mothers,
the fathers,
the sons,
the daughters,
forget every single lover;
forget that they will
all always someday go.
Forget that you cannot
hold a hand forever;
forget every promise
ever whispered;
for in the light
it will rise up
gentle as mist,
and you will be left,
like the grasses,
with a distant memory
of being kissed.
Forget the endless cycles
of birth and death.
Forget that every moment
lasts only until
the exhale of breath.
Forget forever
that there was ever more
you believed.
Slip deeply into sleep
and hope that none
will wake you
from your dreams.
Remember only
the wind that calls your name,
down those long deserted streets.
Remember only
the silence that follows
the rise and fall
of your weary feet.
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Jessica Bundy is a folk singer-songwriter from Toronto, Canada. When she is not writing and performing songs, she can be found engaging in various other creative pursuits. Sharing her writing and affecting people, both through music and through the written word, has become a deeply cherished part of Jessica’s life. You could contact Jessica via email, Facebook or her website.
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