Remember

via Haiku Horizons Prompt

It seems to me that
it was the space between us
that made and broke us

I keep forgetting
that people don't remember things
the way I do

It's not memory;
things that happen stick to me
like barnacles do

Things stay in my mind
as if they're happening still
is that memory?

Maybe I can learn
to remember differently
and less painfully

It's hard to forget
but maybe if I forgive
I'll remember hope

Will I remember
late in life as I do now?
I wonder and pray