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Art of Forgetting

In this journey we call life, we meet monsters and nightmares we try to forget. Some of us try to forget by working longer hours, having another child, lighting cigarettes, talking to strangers, listening to soft music…. We all have different ways of trying to forget; trying to break our shackles and fly away free!

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Alfred Berggren

Date: 6/25/2017 6:11:00 PM

You named some good ways to forget a bad experience. Thanks for you poem.

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/26/2017 5:37:00 AM

Welcome, Alfred. Thank you for enjoying my work!! :)

Paul Mburu Watex

Date: 6/14/2017 12:56:00 PM

Too true,my friend. concise.

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/16/2017 7:16:00 PM

Thank you so much Pau, for passing by to read and comment on my work! :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/14/2017 7:48:00 AM

It's impossible to forget certain cruelties of life but time helps to heal these wounds and as you have ascertained, we use many ways to help forget. Nice work Teddy! : )

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/16/2017 6:58:00 PM

You're very right about that, Connie.Thank you so much your applause, and enjoying my piece!! *^_^*

Heidi Sands

Date: 6/13/2017 7:11:00 PM

I was led here after your nice congratulations on my poem and found this. It is so true , very insightful . I like the fly away free :)

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/16/2017 6:47:00 PM

You're welcome, Heidi. You write really well! ;-) Thank you for enjoying and commenting on my piece! *^_^*

Becca Teagan

Date: 6/10/2017 6:55:00 AM

This is so true! We try to forget the nightmares, escape the pain, with all of these. We're all different in how we do it. Very touching poem, Teddy.

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/11/2017 6:24:00 AM

Thank you so much Becca, for passing by to read my work!! It's an honor!! *^_^*

Janice Canerdy

Date: 6/2/2017 9:22:00 AM

Teddy, your poem is very thought-provoking. Janice

Teddy Kimathi
Date: 6/3/2017 2:50:00 AM

I thought maybe I would write something different from the abstract me, lolest. Thank you so much Janice, for reading and commenting on my piece *^_^*