The Pain

I must hide the pain that I find

deep and far away

where no one will ever find it again

yes, it is important

and it is indeed a part of me

but I don't want to see it again

I need it to be gone, be gone

yet I cannot let go

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is it bad that when you asked me

how my week was going

I couldn't remember if it was generally going bad or good

so I checked here

to determine the correct, truthful answer

isn't it better this way?

to live in the now, forget the past?

although

there are some things one can never forget

things that haunt you day and night

linger at the edge of your thoughts, always

reminding you of the pain you once held so

sharply

in your chest

but you can't forget it, you can't make it go away

it's a survival instinct, to remember those painful things

so that they'll never happen again

never again.