Remember Me

Dear old friend, I see you

Strutting proudly through the hall

Though I am certain I‘ve been forcefully

removed from your conscious memory

I catch your eye but for a moment

And smile when you falter

Suppressed memories bubbling to the surface

Liberated just long enough for you to remember

I know you don’t like to relive

The time you spent at my side

Duet of shared passions

Devolved into mutual destruction

Quietly unprepared I sat

Years of companionship swiftly severed

by the sharp edge of your tongue

Outwardly silent, inwardly screaming

Bullet to the heart

Blood spilling out, never running dry

Jagged purple scar left behind

Invisible to the untrained eye

I run my hand across the mark - smirking

Daring you to acknowledge my presence

Reforging the broken chains of repression

As you walk on by, blank eyes forward

Forced laughter and empty smiles

Thought to be your normal disposition

Your reputation precedes you, old friend

Only I know who you really are

Sincerely,

The living reminder of the memories

You wish you could forget