The Poet You Never Were

forget the broken backed stretch across a painted
background you've never experienced.
forget the lazy days of daydream departure to faraway 
laughs you've never heard.
forget the backwards walk through liminal windows you 
never knew existed.

forget the bells tolling an hour of redemption, a 
minute of fancy you've never been given.
forget the love letters penned by sad faced boys 
you've never met.
forget the unwritten, uncollected works of the poet 
you never were.