I Had Forgotten

I put it down as a poem, but it's more just a reflection of how I currently feel dealing with what I'm dealing with

I had forgotten,

for four great months I was lost in paradise,

content with everything because I gained strength from you,

It's over now, but it's okay; some people go there lives without even four months.

Then with the tragedy that fateful morning, you slipped from me,

I watched you drift and tried to call you back because I made us everything,

And I had forgotten,

I tried to delve in your sadness and you rejected it, and then a sadness came to me while I was alone.

It took some time to remember,

I remember that I had forgotten,

I was awesome, and strong, and funny,

I had forgotten what I was without you.

I had forgotten how strong I was,

how others besides you looked up to me,

how other found me as such an inspiration,

I looked pathetic in front of them for too long.

I had forgotten I had my own goals before you,

That my dreams rippled through the souls I know like a droplet hitting the ocean,

I think of you a lot, but it's different now,

I know I need to be who I am, before.

I had forgotten, but I promise I won't forget more,

I will play my role, be my part, pave my way...without you,

I will smile and be happy because I have a lot to build,

but I will hope to be with you once more as a man who won't forget.

Author's Note

I think this was very good for me to write.

Reviews

[Shabeeh Haider]

A fine poem. Your ideas are conveyed in simple and very clear words. So is the regret of how things could have been.
We have to remember our promises and move on.

[AliciaB]

I agree that this was a very good write. It clearly and eloquently expresses your thoughts and emotions regarding this experience. The plain, ordinary language conveys the ideas without obscuring them through overly-dramatic imagery (which has its place, of course, but for this piece I think you made a very good decision in sticking to the simpler route.) This makes the poem relatable, even though none of us readers has likely experienced all of what you have gone through in this situation. We can all relate to pieces of it, though - the line "That my dreams rippled through the souls I know like a droplet hitting the ocean" speaks to me most of all. Excellent expression of your thoughts, and I offer you my support and prayers in getting through this. Very nicely done!

[Dynafox]

Thanks much Alicia. I'm just nursing a broken heart and it came because of reasons I had no control over, but it ruined relationship all the same. I'm okay though, like it says, I'm remembering what I was before her.