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Rings Spent 

By Ceyda Nielsen

I have forgotten that I can forget

to free a life that’s spent with you and fill

the empty eggs that say I should regret 

the things that we have left behind: our pet

and how we played the mom and dad that now

I have forgotten that I can forget.

You love the I? Then why only a threat?

My wish to be away? Communicate

the empty eggs that say I should regret 

that we never took time to celebrate

the four abortions or our cat’s birthday.

I have forgotten that I can forget. 

Your three minutes of short breath would upset

those dreams of being soul-mates we praised and

the empty eggs that say I should regret 

that for doctor’s warnings it’s way too late.

It’s not just the cat we should separate.

I have forgotten that I can forget

the empty eggs that say I should regret.

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