Something Forgotten

Don’t look back. Stone remembers. Leave the bowl. Spill the word. They name what you forget. Bare feet. Red light. A hollow sound. Knees first. They name what you forget. Cliff edge. Salt wind. Scrolls breathe. Don’t speak. They name what you forget. Ash in the cuts. Blood reveals. Not for you. Not yet. They name what you forget. Wake with the name. Don’t say it. Hold it like fire. Breathe it through silence. Wake with the name. Don’t say it. Hold it like fire. Breathe it through silence. They name what you forget. Like something fallen never touches the bottom, What almost mattered On still water Something forgotten Out of touch And they name, What you won’t forget Don’t look back Not yet