II
Memory is everywhere
And no constant vigilance
Can allay it.
There is no early-warning system
That can keep
Wronged heads from rolling by
Or the yellow matter,
Lined or what,
From spewing from the sky.
I remember how it was
When I turned your heart with a smile
And opened the door to pain and torment.
Your frown etches its way
Down my forehead.
"II, Memory Is Everywhere" was first published in Memento, 1976. It is a free verse poem whose persona expresses his inability to forget his "one true love." In fact, one reason I quit my full-time position and moved to another city was to get away from everything that reminded me of the "one true love" that I had lost.
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