-- Truth of Remembering and Forgetting --

by John Herlihy

Sometimes we remember.

Sometimes we forget.

Sometimes we forget to remember.

Rarely do we remember to forget.

Some things I want to remember.

Some things I want to forget.

Some things I don’t want to remember.

Some things I don’t want to forget.

There is a randomness to remembering.

There is a randomness to forgetting.

Why do I some things remember?

Why do I some things forget?

Some things we need to remember.

Some things we need to forget.

Somethings we remember forever.

Somethings we forget forever.

Bits and pieces I remember.

Most of my life I forget.

Treasured things we remember.

Lost the things we forget.

In remembering lies forgetting.

In forgetting lies remembering.

At the end of remembering, forgetting.

At the end of forgetting, remembering.

One thing always to remember,

In the heart as a burning ember.

One thing never to forget,

Held firmly with no regret.

Let me always remember,

To live in the present, now.

Always to remember, never to forget,

Alive, awake, aware, somehow.

Illusion worth forgetting,

Reality worth remembering.

Lies worth forgetting,

Truth worth remembering.

Let me truly forget,

Things with no potential.

Let me always remember,

The one thing essential.

The Truth, the Reality, the One,

God – of balance, harmony and light spun.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Sunday 29 October 2023