Moments Worth Forgetting
There is a moment before death that one realizes they are dying
That minute when Alzheimer’s patients grasp that memories are gone
One second before you fall when time seems frozen
And that horrible comprehension that you have become insane
The contempt when youth fades to age
And strength gives to weakness
How passionate lovers deteriorate into strangers
And when the innocence of a child is desecrated
When pain becomes so common you begin to numb
And the day you forget the will to live
The feeling when grief is so strong
You can’t even manage to cry
Watching waiting for the snap
Like a bubble about to pop
Like a pot about to boil
Like a glass about to shatter
Like a tear about to fall
Like seeing sunlight fade from canvas
A candle blowing out
A match that can’t spark
It’s never loud
It’s the silent death of your last hope