Another Rotation, Another Year

The years have sped by,

Memories fading into the background,

Except on those special days,

When I remember you’re no longer around.

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We destroyed our potential,

Our possibility of forever,

Something we promised wouldn’t happen,

Shooting towards our ending — no, never.

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Within weeks of today,

All those years in the past,

We were foolish,

Convinced we’d last.

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I’ve lost count of those wasted years,

Do you remember,

Probably not,

All I do remember, it was in December.

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Two broken souls,

Doing more harm than good,

We were never really aware,

Where it was either stood.

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Harsh words,

Too much to drink,

Yelling turning into violence,

To see the end rushing forward, snuffed out in a wink.

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Nothing from then until years later,

A random apology at the beginning of the cold,

Shocked, taken by surprise,

I never did expect that, if the truth be told.

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You remembered after all that time,

Whereas you’d slipped my mind for awhile,

Communicating in that text,

Was normally not your style.

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How’s today going for you,

Did you celebrate it all alone,

Poker and a few too many to drink,

Passing into unconsciousness with a groan.

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Work tomorrow, with a sore head,

Or has this gone back to being a daily occurrence,

Forgetfulness a side effect,

One drink turning to ten, a regular recurrence.

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Never mind, it’s none of my business,

Just wanted to wish you a glorious day today,

In light of another year, another rotation,

Around the sun, my friend happy birthday.

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