Don't Forget

Don’t Forget

Coward. Fool. Selfish. Dog.

All of these describe me, but why do they?

I wonder

I wish

I cry

I know

I know why they describe me.

But I do not want to know

Child. Helpless. Desperate. Naive.

These words also describe me.

Because I am but a child.

A child selfish and naïve

foolish and desperate

nothing but a helpless dog

Chained to the faceless figure of Fate,

of Truth,

of the State,

of myself?

I want to be innocent

But innocent does not define me

No

Not anymore.

Because I am no longer

without blame

without remorse

without sin

That is why

I must not forget

Why I can never turn back

Why I can never return

Why I must always move forward.

I made a promise

there is nothing I won’t give

And I will not ever

to see

Ever

your smiling face again

Forget