The One You Forgot Poem by Sydne Morris

Listen so called friend
Its time you and I
Had a serious talk
Without laughter
Without jokes
A serious talk

Remember all the times
I was there educating you
About the things you didn’t understand?
Remember when I forgave you
For all your mistakes
Remember us plotting pranks on
Our evil sub Mrs. Hummel?
Remember me giving you a
“Birds and bees” talk?
Remember me? The girl
Who never gave up on you?

But then she came along
Your perfect picture of sunshine
The girl who was a carbon copy
Of you
Completely crazy and always ready
For a fun time
She was the spider
And you were the fly
Caught in her web

As the months passed
You distant yourself from me
I was happy that you
Found someone
But not at the price of
Losing your friendship
Slowly she feed you
Addictive poison
About me
Finally making you
Choose her or me

Such a delicate question
The answer should have been me
But no
I wasn’t important
Only your precious picture of sunshine
More like a cobra in a human body
Poison venom swirling around inside

Eventually my name
Never crossed your lips again
Eventually the thought of me disappeared
Eventually I just became
The one you forgot

Dedicated to Nathan Davison
And Inspired by Hannah Boggs