i drift

i drift

away from you

and

from the parts of me

that know i am drifting

only later

do i see

my wake

—

i hear your words

i see your pain

i know you’re suffering

logically

i realise

that you

need me

it doesn’t help

me to connect

i drift

—

painful realities

dissipate upon arrival

i drift

directionless

and

devoid of meaning

a raft

without a sail

oblivious to nature’s whims

—

i am corrupted

by

the act

of forgetting

the act

of forgetting

the pain

is saved

for later

i drift