I forgot

I forgot to remind myself to remember
to forget,
now I remember,
I regret

The memories have faded, degraded;
and yet
they linger,
in a sort of limbo

I'm kinda living,
sublingual,
subliminal,
sublime

I forgot
to remind myself to forget,
what do I get?

Where - do - I - look?
What - will it take
To get off the hook?
To be what I make

It is all intertwined

I forgot
To forget,
To delete.
I forgot to regret
To retreat.
And I treat
You — like — real
That you are
I'm in awe
Like I was
Blind
And then
Seeing light
Seeping through
Searing me to the bone
Then it's gone

I forgot