I feel like if I don't write things down,
I will forget.
I will forget all of the foolish things I've smiled about.
All of the things I've talked about
and the things I've been told.
Everything I've cried about.
All of my high school memories.
What I've laughed about until my stomach hurt.
Things that I've learned.
Acquaintances.
How I fell in love.
Things that I've favored.
Books that I've read.
Pictures that I've taken.
Places that I've been to.
I'll even forget writing this poem.
I'm going to forget all of these things
and I won't even know that I'm forgetting.