I Will Forget: A Poem for You

I will forget
And perhaps I already have
The taste of a woman’s lips

I will forget
The feel of a warm body next to mine
Soothing me
Comforting me
Loving me
In the large cold bed.

I will forget
How it feels to laugh
With a person that I love.

I will forget
The walks in the park.
The countless cups of coffee.
The movies
The games
The long nights spent talking on the phone.

I will forget
My memories will grow vague
And disappear.

But I will never forget the loneliness
Of endless nights without you
Of days spent lying in bed
Alone
Of flipping idly through photographs
Videos
Letters.

And I will never forget you
And how it felt
When you were here.