Like a stranger cruising the streets of an old city
you forget
like cats using empty bowls to catch food they won't eat
you forget
like a denial of little stars that burst in your brain when you remember
you forget
like finding your way out of a maze you made yourself
you forget
like beads an old monk gives you, ones you bury in your drawer
you forget
like your favorite song playing backward, without your ability to stop it
you forget
like the dance of dawn on your window,
you forget
like a child wanting to be an old woman,
you forget
like the distance between the first letter of the alphabet, population by letter
you forget
like yourself, mostly forgotten
you still forget.
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