Dissolving Substance

You just reminded me of my favorite word

Regret

Close your eyes

And count to ten

And don't forget to remember

That I'm the one who hurt you

Write me into your life

Give me a leading role

Memorize this impending make-up

The one when you realize

I broke in the first place

And you still expected me

To clean up the fragments of you

Stop and stare straight ahead

I'm not the one you think I am

I am the one you knew

It's not about the stinging pang of pride

It's about you and me, and him in between

Can you stand much more of this?

Staring straight through me

At every awkward opportunity

But it's almost over now

I've almost forgotten you

You said you'd never leave me, but you did

You did

And so it comes to this

Another purposeful forget-me-not

And you're the one who promised

You'd never leave