I'm unique in a twisted sort of way because I have a very vivid, very selective memory. I rarely remember things about my own life and past...unless it is something I strongly regret. As a result, I sometimes cannot get thoughts of the terrible things I've done or experienced out of my mind, and this tends to make me depressed. I wrote this during one such time.

 

"I Want to Forget"

 

I want to forget all the memories that happened at home.

I want to forget that I'm lost and alone.

 

I want to be rid of all my mistakes.

I want to get rid of all the sorrow I've made.

 

I want to forget my childish rage.

I want to forget being hurt and enslaved.

 

I did not want to be hated;

I just want to lose this facade I've created

 

I want to forget all the things that I've said,

And to no longer mourn all my friends who are dead.

 

I want to forget about money.

I want to forget all the jokes that weren't funny.

 

I want to forget being cast aside by my peers;

All of their laughing and all of their jeers.

 

I want to forget all these ghosts that do haunt me,

But inside me they continue to berate and taunt me.

Source: I Want to Forget