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I FORGOT

January 11, 2026

I am sorry ,

i forgot i had to wash the dishes

and walk the dog

and make dinner

i just wanted to learn to fix the car

i am sorry

i forgot to hand in the work

and supervise the team's activities

i just wanted to research a new marketing stradegy

i am sorry

i forgot to babysit

i just wanted to make him a nutritonal snack for her

i am sorry

i forgot

and i am going to keep forgetting

i will never stop forgeting

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▾ This Poem's Voice

Personal struggles with competing obligations; grounded in autobiographical conflict.

Multiple compressed ideas; dense layering of apologies and desires without pause.

Deeply negative; regret, guilt, and resignation dominate throughout.

Restless, propulsive urgency driven by repetition and breath-like momentum.

Approximately 13 lines; sits in 7-15 range.

Minimal metaphor or ornament; mostly declarative statements and apologies.

Pure lyric confessional voice; internal emotional testimony with no dramatic distancing.

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