Forgotten

Forgotten memories tucked away

in a tattered envelope,

I sift through your thoughts

written on a journal page.

These were once your dreams,

why did you abandon them?

Why did you leave them, and I, behind?

Now, you are off chasing after

a goal someone else put in your mind.

You let them take you,

and all that you were.

All that’s left are these broken whispers

that echo when I sleep.

Still, I am waiting for your return,

lost in a sea of missed opportunities.

Would you blame me if doubt settles in?

I can’t help but wonder,

have you already tucked me away

in some yellowing folder

and hidden it from your sight?

Surely, I am already a forgotten memory,

just waiting to be sift through

by another abandoned heart.