30/01/2024
through the keyhole!
It's like looking through a keyhole,
at someone you don't know.
Forgetting who you are
or where you want to go.
Seeing only segments,
from who you used to be.
Not being able to distinguish
which one is really me.
In a moment you have a family,
the next you are a child.
Living with broken pieces,
from a life that once compiled.
Not knowing who is there,
or even where you are.
Yet knowing you are somewhere,
feeling so bizarre.
Every minute spent forgetting,
the moment from the past
Every day a new beginning,
as you forgot the last.
Piecing together a jigsaw,
every moment of every day.
Never ever realising,
a vital piece was thrown away.
Looking in the mirror,
wondering who it is you see.
Sitting at the table,
wondering who is sitting with me?
Asking for your parents,
who passed so long ago.
Wondering where your kids are,
forgetting you saw them grow.
Looking through the keyhole,
at a life that you've forgot,
but we all have a key,
to make sure that we do not.
j.Boyle