Replying to forsaken things,

You remember nothing.

Quiv’ring as the bell toll sings,

You remember nothing.

Shining light in honest darkness,

You remember nothing.

Shadows have destroyed your harness:

You remember nothing.

Only that which holds your heart

Keeps you from destroying:

But the object held apart

Finds you most annoying.

In the pinching path behind you,

You unearthed a friend.

She bewitched and sighed inside you:

You can’t see the end.

Berries in that picnic basket

Melted in her hands.

Thorny bruises long to clasp it;

Long to understand.

Sweetness ended long ago,

And yet you’ve traveled far.

The phone call ended long ago;

I wonder where you are.

Fading!—silvery, in the distance,

You remember nothing.

Shiv’ring!—shaking in the distance,

You remember nothing.

Longing while the past is sinking,

You remember nothing.

Not certain what else you’re thinking,

You remember nothing.