People and times pass through your life

Every part of life is a phase

You might start forgetting after a while, things you thought you would remember forever

The sound of their laughter, of their voice

What you did on their birthday or what they gave you for yours

Memories others bring up that had totally faded from yours

Bit by bit things start to disappear, leaving you before you can remember them

You might be listening to the radio and hear a song that you shared

Or when doing spring cleaning find a gift that you got in the back of your closet

You might be laying on the floor and find a stain from a spill that never quite came out and that you forgot happened and the memories start to wash over you

And you think "how had I forgotten"

But its okay to forget

Because there will be things to remind you

And you never truly forget the most important things