Forgetting

November 7, 2012

she died and it was so strange i never understood how they would say one minute here and the next gone but that’s just how it happened and i feel guilty because i keep forgetting i keep smiling and laughing before i remember that she’s dead and i love her i do - or maybe i loved her and do not anymore or maybe i never cared at all. now that i think about it it never mattered much anyway i forget who she was i never loved her at all

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Comments (2)

ragschabraNov 9, 2012

thank you so much! I think that's the worst part about losing someone; when you feel like you can't even live your life anymore.

fatimaNov 7, 2012

I think the part about feeling guilty is so true though, like when someone dies and you continue to live your life and then you remember that the person is gone so you feel bad for having a good time. Great poem! :)

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