Trying to forget someone you love
is like trying to remember someone you’ve never met.
No matter how hard you try,
their presence lingers—
in your thoughts,
in your habits,
in the quiet spaces of your day.
Love leaves traces.
It carves memories into your soul,
moments into your heart,
and echoes into your silence.
You can distract yourself,
bury the feelings,
pretend they’re gone—
but forgetting love isn’t forgetting a name.
It’s trying to erase a part of yourself.
And just like you can’t recall a stranger’s face,
you can’t force your heart
to unlove someone
who once felt like home.
