The Masks of Forgetting

Time passes and the world keeps moving Moving on without those we’ve lost We are shattered pieces on the floor But no one remembers Life will not wait for our pain And so, we pick ourselves up and pretend To those around us, to ourselves We place on our faces the masks of forgetting To…

Time

When someone dies There’s so much to do Funerals and wills and estates Paperwork and property On and on When do you have the time Time to stop and think Time to understand your loss Time to grieve

Disease of darkness

It started small, with forgetfulness happens to everyone But more and more, and a few lies to cover the error. It wasn’t me, I’m not to blame Everyone else is wrong but not me Gathering momentum, the gaps in her mind becoming gaping chasms Facts, conversations then memories, then people all drained away into that…