I Made A Mistake

I look through a book of old memories and realize that I would have been better off never knowing you.

I sit on our favorite bench and contemplate haunting you.

I hear our favorite song and realize that the words are all wrong.

I drink our favorite wine and remember being loved at one time.

I see strange faces of the past and hear myself telling them that you would forever be mine.

Can you blame me?

It was a comforting self-inflicted lie at the time.

Now I look through a book of old memories and realize that I would have been better off never knowing you.

© Thomas Joseph Pellegrini