My Poor Memory

 

 

I have a poor memory

That won’t let me forget

Especially things that are negative

I haven’t dealt with yet.

 

I had it from at school

Relating to my homework,

I forgot, I would tell my teacher,

But this never worked.

 

I wished it were true

But then I knew it was not,

For whenever I tried this trick

I always got caught.

 

 

My poor memory

Goes by another name,

Known as a convenient memory

But it is all the same.

 

Some would often say,

“Oh, that one slipped me,”

Re what they wanted to forget,

Though unconvincingly.

 

But a poor memory

Only works for the bad

When sorry-state situations

Are all I have had. 

 

 

Who wants to remember

The bad they want to forget,

Especially horrible memories

Unresolved yet?

 

A poor memory is best

To deal with such

Though trying hard to forget

You remember as much.

 

 

Forget it and move on

Is the advice often given

Regarding unfortunate situations

Whenever they happen.

 

Though easily said

But very difficult to do,

I’ve adopted a poor memory,

How about you?

 

Stewart Russell © March 16, 2025