The Most Daunting Task: Forgetting
"it still petrifies me,
even after so many attempts,
the daunting task,
of forgetting you..
of unlearning,
your voice,
your eyes,
your kisses,
your promises..
at first my heart revolts,
but it must be done..
so i hold on courageously,
and march along..
but to forget,
i must first remember..
so, i replay..
all the nights we shared,
and the sunrises we saw..
all the secrets we told,
and the promises we made..
only then i proceed,
to dismiss,
to erase,
to forget..
i retrace all the steps we walked
and i replace all the things you touched,
i bury all the gifts we exchanged ,
and burn all the poems you wrote..
only i must be penalized,
for being fantastically foolish..
you will be spared..
but abandoned..
much like a nasty half-truth..
i will not,
cry or yell or whimper,
but i will also,
no longer share,
the gift of,
my voice,
my smile,
my aura..
for you must learn too,
alongside me,
that the only way,
to not get hurt,
is by never getting,
TOO ATTACHED...
Copyright © Pooja Vakharia | Year Posted 2016
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