-- Imperfect Memory --

John Herlihy

in remembering and forgetting

our memories are imperfect

sometimes we remember

sometimes we forget

sometimes we remember to remember

sometimes we forget to remember

sometimes we remember to forget

sometimes we forget to forget

in remembering, we don't forget

in forgetting, we don't remember

memories ache when we remember

memories painless when we forget

in remembering, we cease to forget

in forgetting, we cease to remember

we remember without wishing

we forget things by wishing

we remember certain things

we forget certain things

in forgetting, how sad

in remembering, how free

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 9 December 2021