Leave me behind, abandoned with the sheets.
Toss me down the chute in hopes I may get clean.
Carry me home in nothing more than memories.
I want attention no more than I want pain.
Yet both I receive, in plenty! And growing everyday.
Let me fade away, under the blazing of the sun.
An umbrella that once had use, but now its uses are none.
Throw me away. Let me expire.
Let me claim my final rest.
Forget the day you heard my name; it is for the best.
*NO.* Cried out a voice, betwixt compassion and fear.
*No matter how much you doubt your own self worth, I will not let you disappear.*
*Excuse me?* called the forgotten. *Who are you to decide if I live or die?*
*You're right in that regard; I cannot control death. But I can keep your memory alive, that is, until I breathe my final breath.*
The forgotten one stopped and stared, confused and largely perplexed.
A breath, they took, and then they asked, *Why on Earth would you do that?*
The rememberer stepped forward, rubbed a tear from their eye.
*Because, my friend, my dearest friend, I hate to see you cry.*
I know you hide your burdens from me.
I know you think I'm too innocent.
I know how much you cry and scream; I know you to every extent.
I know all this and it will never change my mind:
No matter how hard life gets to be, I know it is better, because you were in mine.
So if you decide to leave, I won't stop you; call Death and hop aboard.
But you can't take away this promise I make:
*You will forever be in my heart.*
Silence lingered between them; neither wanting to speak.
Finally, a voice, of the remembered one, quietly made a peep.
*Thank you, my friend; your words have done well.*
A smile now graced their cheek.
*While I do not know what the future will bring, I know your promise, you will keep.*
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