Poem №079 – When you forget

I remember
and forget,
remember
and forget,
remember
and forget.

Each time convinced
the present state
will last forever
only to find myself
rising and falling
with the shockingly
predictable rhythm
of the ebb and flow
of growing
healing
living
being

Am I still breathing?

I awaken
only to fall
back asleep
over and again.

It’s much less painful
to surrender
than it is to resist,
but oh how we cling
to control
as if our lives
depend on it.

Try to remember
just one thing:
Everything is always changing
and so are we.

And darling,
when you forget,
in your predictable rhythm,
try also to trust
you’ll remember again.

The phrase “Everything is always changing and so are we” is a piece of wisdom that I received from my coach, Natalie.