Erase me
from your mind and memory.
Go on,
leave this place behind.
Forget me,
my face and the color of my eyes.
Burn me,
throw me on the fires of time
and set your eyes
on something higher.
I was there,
but all things fall.
You’ll see
that I didn’t really matter,
no, not at all.
I was a figment
of your imagination.
I was the shoulder
on which you cried.
I failed you,
like a tree branch
in a storm,
but I just wanted you to fly.
Don’t listen
to the sound of my voice calling.
Don’t hear me,
when I whisper your name.
Turn around and walk away
from this memory
and never think of me again.
You are strong, now
and you’ll do alright.
You’ve learned the hard way,
my only gift to give.
The ghosts of those who’ve gone
can’t help you along;
the dead can’t show you how to live.
Push me away now,
and turn to face the morning.
Forget me,
and just walk away.
Go on,
the future is all yours, now.
Erase me,
and give up all your pain.
I will be here,
in between the moments,
whether you think of me
or not.
I would rather
exist in this
with you happy.
Let me be
the best thing you’ve forgot.
HG – 2019
