So Easy To Forget



I commend you, my ethereal love:
you’ve forgotten me so well
My name was written with invisible ink
on your heart
Erase ... evaporate
Our love was steamy mist on the bathroom mirror,
and you took a dry toweled tear and wiped it away
I ask you, were we so easy to forget?
For me, it was hard to remember
just why we split
Something or another about this and that
Having a dinner conversation,
you were casting aspersions,
saying a real man don’t treat a woman like crap
But, if I recall correctly,
it was your friend and her fella you were talking about
When it came to us,
we always labored hard to try and work things out
But we got lax,
too comfortable with our facial familiarity
I took your love for granted,
and you did the same with me
We let the little bothersome things slide,
we let the small cracks grow wide
Now, we’re no longer together,
and I really don’t know exactly why
Or what truly caused the divide
With sorrowful parting, 
I ask myself why ... why ... why did our love die?!
As it takes everything within me
to stifle my muffled manly cries
It hurt me to see 
there wasn’t the slightest glint of regret
gleaming in your eyes
Yet, I must praise you, my astral love
For you, it was so easy to forget
to give us another try
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Lindley Avatar
October 14, 2017 at 8:40 AM
YET ANOTHER GEM FROM YOUR MAJESTIC PEN MY FRIEND.. A FAV...
Robinson Jr. Avatar
October 13, 2017 at 9:48 AM
Ty, everyone for your kind and insightful comments. I've seen in my lifetime many breakups ... and I've observed that some people move on w/no emotional baggage attached. You become yesterday's news in a New York minute to them. Whereas, romantic birds like myself become emotional wrecks. Holding on to a lost loving memory that the other person has quickly let go of. Just some poetic musings of a Romantic Warrior. Love and many more blessings of love always.
Malekutu Avatar
October 13, 2017 at 6:23 AM
you know what ...im speechless i think this is what i call a real LOVE poem IM IN LOVE WITH THE POEM
Manassian Avatar
October 13, 2017 at 4:18 AM
Such a sad piece, dear. Who can understand the whys...sometimes it isn't something specific...just a slow growing apart. Well written. Hugs
White Avatar
October 13, 2017 at 2:09 AM
This says it all, doesn't it? "Our love was steamy mist on the bathroom mirror, // and you took a dry toweled tear and wiped it away" This is a great write my friend...
De Beaulieu Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 8:43 PM
I see this as a one sided love. Yes it hurts when only one person loves and the other does not. Been there many times myself at one time. have a nice evening my friend.
Hoffman Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 8:17 PM
Sad awesome emotive write Freddie; like S/O says sometimes love doesn't make any sense~P & L~Che :)
Ashley Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 5:07 PM
Freddie, a soul searching and intimate write about a love lost. Beautifully written and so relatable. Fantastic poetic expression and flow. Genuinely emotional poetry. Enjoyed!
One Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 4:25 PM
Always sad when a beloved departs and we are wondering why... Sometimes love does not make sense... A deep emotive write my friend..
Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 11:53 AM
A true tale be your penning fictional or not. Hugs and love your way Freddie xomo!
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