Time has passed.
Coming upon a year.
Yet it is still not forgotten.
It never will be.
Days go by.
Some are hard,
Some are easy.
Time goes by.
Some days it is not remembered.
While others it dominates my thoughts.
Thoughts are powerful.
They make my path.
To forget would be great.
But forgetting will never happen.
As time goes by,
The memories never die.
The memories live on no matter what.
Forever more tomorrow, today, and yesterday.
Time goes by but memories remain.
Temptation is great.
Alcohol, drugs,
Temporary help in a life long battle.
But no help at all.
They bring more problems.
Addiction a possibility.
But could it be worth it.
It is the slow suicide.
I'm tempted to escape.
I need the escape.
The memories are great,
Too great to ignore.
I only have partial access.
But that's not enough.
I've had a taste,
But I know only a taste.
It wouldn't be hard to get more,
The stuff is all around.
It wouldn't take much,
Before I'd forget.
The memories would return.
But I can always take more.
Escape all the time.
And I'll never remember.
1998
