Forgotten Faces
Forgotten faces, once relinquished
Appear in memory again
I can’t recall a name, distinguish
Their voices every now and then
They speak of anything forlorn
Why does it happen in my head?
Those faces I thought long time gone
Remind me that they aren’t dead
Fam faces I didn’t mean to find
They use me now – what for?
Discourteously unlock my mind
Quite like a cellar door
They tell old jokes, deride and sneer
I wonder why on earth
They come, until they disappear
As if wiped off by cloth
Forgotten memory lives on
It doesn’t bound with me
And either I do not belong
To memory that’s free
But it reminds me by caprice
That once my life was long
When I was green, just like those trees
You see behind tombstone
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a
Premium Membership.
