PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

Forgetting


Forgetting is the fire that burns down the building It is the one drink that flips the car Forgetting is the trigger on a double barreled shot gun A tec9 A rifle And a pump action shot gun and 13 students dead on a high school floor Forgetting is the mother putting her child on a one way school bus With her very last "I love you" on her lips And 26 houses with unopened presents on Christmas morning Forgetting is four planes Three buildings One spark And 2996 dead Forgetting is a man controlling a nation Ancestors living in fear With their number to die tattooed on their forearm Forgetting Is 1944 Forgetting Is 4/20/99 Forgetting Is 9/11/01 Forgetting is 12/14/12 Forgetting does not exist. We will always remember.
©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

brittanyee12

View all poems →

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.