Forget You (a poem)

Forget You

Written April 12th, 2011

I hear your name

And it rings sourly in my ears

I tense up and stare at the ground

I’ll never look at you the same

The veil has been lifted from my eyes

And now I know what is true

I pity the next fool to fall for you

Ladies, look before you leap

He’s the prettiest damn thing

Easy on the eyes and smooth on the talk

He’ll make you want to sing

But he’s wearing the devil’s mask

He made me walk the fool’s walk

Now I’m frozen; no love left

And he still has my favorite book

I see your picture

And my eyes burn bitterly

I clench my fists and grit my teeth

Your memory has the worst texture

The veil has been lifted from my eyes

And now I know what is true

I pity the next fool to fall for you

Ladies, look before you leap

He’s the prettiest damn thing

Easy on the eyes and smooth on the talk

He’ll make you want to sing

But he’s wearing the devil’s mask

He made me walk the fool’s walk

Now I’m frozen; no love left

And he still has my favorite book

I recall the promises you made

And I am suddenly angry at the world

My eyes darken and I turn up my music

All I want is for your memory to fade

The veil has been lifted from my eyes

And now I know what is true

I pity the next fool to fall for you

Ladies, look before you leap

He’s the prettiest damn thing

Easy on the eyes and smooth on the talk

He’ll make you want to sing

But he’s wearing the devil’s mask

He made me walk the fool’s walk

Now I’m frozen; no love left

And he still has my favorite book

Yes, there used to be a day

Where I thought it was impossible

Not to love you

You spat it all back in my face

You betrayed me

Chewed my heart down to a stub

I trusted you,

But I guess now I know better

Cuz you made a fool out of me

And ladies, look before you leap

Cuz he’ll make a fool out of you too

Thanks for the false memories

For the quick-sand promises

For your empty love

For all the tears

And all the lies

For making me want to die

If you’re reading this,

I want my fucking book back.

Love Forever,

Your fool

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This was written for a music prompt contest started on Booksie. The song quote I based this off of is from the song Forget You- "I pity the fool that falls in love with you."

Oh man, do I want that book back. It's one of my favorite novels ever.