Category : Poems

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16 years and yet
I only have one memory 
I only have one segment
One fragment of my life with you
Christmas time
A jolly time
Sparkling snow outside 
Twinkling lights of red and green 
Dancing decorations and Christmas jingles
You and your wife stop by
Although there is tension 
I was genuinely happy after your visits 
I didn’t want to have to choose which parent loved me
Or which parent was the right role model 
You would come and say hi
You would give us hugs
It was as if the divorce never happened 
You would sit us beside you
Amd ask what we wanted for Christmas 
I was a weird child and asked for the weirdest things 
I had declared that I wanted a big furry remote control spider
You had at first looked shocked but 
Answered back and said you’d try and get it
After that my memory became impaired 
Because that’s the only fragment of years of memories that I’ve never forgotten
I don’t know why it’s all I can remember
But it was the only thing I couldn’t forget
I forgot all the other fragments that include memories of you
I had forgotten your name for years 
I forgot your looks
Your voice
I forgot Everything 
Except for that one Christmas night when you had made a surprise visit