One Day Poem by Lauren Beasley

One Day



One day, I'll forget all the words that were spoken
One day, I won't remember every little detail
And one day, all I'll remember is
The reason that I told myself over and over
Until one day,
I finally believed it

But one day is not today
For today, I still remember every line from our script
I can still recall in vivid detail
Every scene of our story
But I cling to the hope of that one day
When I am no longer tortured to recall it all
And the recollection is of only a vague memory
Of the satisfying lie
I brainwashed myself into believing
To spare the agony of my detailed reality

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: memories
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
November 7,2014. This poem was inspired by the fact that I can still recall every little detail and replay every scene of our story perfectly. I hope that one day I won't be able to remember every word and put myself through the torture of reliving the sweet things that I no longer have, but for now, I'll endure it. Also, the 'reason that I told myself over and over' and the 'satisfying lie' is what I told myself after the breakup (stuff like, he wasn't good for you anyway, he wasn't what you needed, etc.) to try and make it easier. One day I'll actually believe it.
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