The First Time I Tried to Forget You Kitri Lindberg

THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO FORGET YOU

Kitri Lindberg

every time i let a boy read my poems something bad happens: here's to a reliably bad omen.

how do i distract myself from listening to your laugh, every sound scratching an itch in my chest or the wide, fast grin that stretches the muscles which have been so tight, for so long. because you move and i move, like a shadow, enamored by the way you come into view and out–and the way my heart runs to greet you. excuse me if i’m being cheeky, it’s only because looking at you makes art look wholly uninteresting and i’d rather dissect every gap in your teeth than remember to breathe. if i forget, it's because you make me relearn what it means to exist and every second with you feels like a thousand.

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