for 7 months

i tried to
forget the smell
of your breath in
the morning,

the exact shade of brown
in your eyes,

the sound of your
laughter late
at night

and

the warmth of
your hand on my thigh
as i slept.

but, now that i’ve
successfully accomplished this,
i need to work on
forgetting that i ever
remembered them.

-published in Nerve Cowboy #18