Do you even remember me?

                    You put me here when you were distracted.

               As I fell you said, "Oh I will take care of it later"

      Right next to your feet has been my home for most of my life.

                    I still remember the warmth of your hand.

              I was given to you when you needed me the most.

                         Now it is almost like I am forgotten.

   The other day I thought I was saved because you said you need me.

       But you passed me by because the others meant more than me.

  I am here in the heat and cold, waiting for the shelter you once gave.

     I feel the tears of nature, hoping they will be dried by your touch.

               I dread the loneliness when you are absent for hours.

                    I long for the touch that I felt when I was new.

I am alone in the dark most nights, waiting for my guiding light to return.

                  I once had a purpose, now I don't know anymore.

         Maybe one day you will be desperate enough to remember me.

  Hopefully I will still be here, before someone takes me for their own.

             Do you remember me down here, among  the discards?

  Do I mean that little to you that I am not worth the trouble anymore.

                Years ago you begged for me, now you forget me.

               I once was the basis of dreams, now just a burden.

                   I was exciting and new, now dull and boring.

        Maybe this is my place in your life, right where I belong.

  But maybe,  just maybe you will remember the joy I brought you.


2009
Music: Pennies From Heaven
Artist: Frank Sinatrta
Thank you Bill for allowing me to host your poem.