~ Love Is A Memory Poem by Sonya Florentino

Happiness is a memory
But what if I forget
Will I then be left with loneliness

Will loss of memory be akin to death
More or less

Or as long as I am breathing
Am I a human being
But being what
If I can no longer be touched
By anyone, or anything

Unconscious of love
Or the absence thereof

Forgetting who I was, who I am
Who I want to become
Forgetting what I had, what I have
What I still want

Forgetting love, forgetting life
Forgetting why I live
breath... dream
Forgetting me
Forgetting God

Love is a memory
Will God take pity
... and set me free

© 2009 Sonya Florentino