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i choose to forget

May 23, 2019
By kathytennis SILVER, New York City, New York
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Favorite Quote:
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.<br /> -Michael Scott

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the ocean glittered

with the rays of sun

dancing upon its blanket of water


i saw you

that day by the shore

you didn’t recognize me,

your smiling eyes glazed with confusion as i waved at you

the eyes i used to know so well

the eyes that knew me


it hadn’t been that long,

or maybe memories

replayed like a movie

and made years seem like minutes


i sniffed and looked away,

my eyes brimming with tears as i looked up at the sun.


it was sunny that day.


i’ll never understand why you left.

or why you ignored me that day.


i smiled and shook my head,

i’ll have the memory

of your smiling eyes

and your toothy grin.


i’ll forget what you did.

i choose to forget.

© Ashley B., Potomac, MD

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