to be forgotten

perhaps the greatest tragedy to befall a human life

all of the joy and love, all of the pain and suffering, all of the memories, all of the contributions, all of the work

erased 

as if those experiences never occurred, never meant anything to anyone

how many are there?

the forgotten certainly outnumber the remembered

terrifying

the possibility of living an entire life only to be forgotten

comforted

only in the knowledge that energy inhabits all of us 

and 

energy 

does

not

die

april deacon