Wait 'Til I Forget by Christina Osborn

Wait until I forget

The sound of the wind in the fruit trees

Before you take me home

I want them to loom in my memory while I’m out on my own

I’ll remember that they’re better than the others I encounter

In my travels

Better by the year and eventually those others will disappear

And I’ll return to you, my orchard, only to find

You’ve stayed the same

Wait until I forget

The warmth of long summer rains

Before you take me walking

I want to be surprised when I feel the sun and the sky starts opening

It’ll be better than before because it’s raining on me

Then and there

And eventually I’ll disappear

Returning to the dust I was only to find

The rain still rains the same

Wait until I forget

The name of our hero

Before you read that book to me

I want to think disaster is still a possibility

And it’ll be deeper than the last time

Because I’ll feel like I’ve heard it but can’t remember where

And eventually we’ll disappear

But the words are here and always will be

And despite the wears of world and change we find

The story still reads the same.