I don't remember
much about yesterday
—what I wrote
what I ate
drank
—felt

I don't remember much
about the paths I took
—emotions I carried
lashed
—caged

I don't remember all
I don't remember anything

Perhaps
in my tomorrows
I won't remember
much about today
or in any of the
multitude of my present
so why do I bother
to be something different
to grow out of the seed
I was planted in

If I won't remember
much about today
why do I bother
to make memories
or to be someone better?

april 15, 2021