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Do you know what you have forgotten?
Quiet Exit
In the ether of night air
I imagine seeing the final turns
of my lost memories
as they leave me forever
like young birds, the nest
Is there home or heaven for these forgotten moments,
or do they
like long-dead peasants
crushed under a forgotten plow
merely just pass on,
their quiet whimper
eclipsed by the roar of history?
10 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
After the ear ringing stops and
we listen over the din of our aged hearts,
tomorrow is gently calling us.
Pulling us on to become...the roar.
We are history, making ourselves.
- Coop 366Lv 71 decade ago
At times we all whimper when history roars on but forgotten moments have a way of returning.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Brilliant last line, Alobar.
I should have taken more pictures, I should have kept I diary.
I should have held onto those whispers tighter.
I don't know why I didn't... I guess they didn't seem important at the time.
Hindsight is a gift we all crave at one time or another.
I really did enjoy this.
- -Lv 71 decade ago
I will not comment upon this poem other than to say I have read it many, many times and am still pondering the question, the haunting question it poses. Well done.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
"the final turns of my lost memories". Excellent. I love this. Alzheimer's runs rampant in my family and I wonder when I'll go around the bend.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The title is prefect for the tone. Thumbs up and a star for you.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Not sure if this pertains, but I just went through about 20 old pics of my (deceased) dad and ... this poem just sort of "hit the spot" for me.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
it's always harder......
........to forget things....
...that we cannot forget.......