not unforgettable

Here's a secret
from me to you
I'm forgettable

someone i loved
told me so
so it must be true

and as soon
as i walk away
i expect you
to replace me too

call it something
different
it's not me, it's you
say there's no chemistry
you need space

but the ghost
in my head
of someone who
should have loved me

will say
with echoes of bruises
short temper
and subtle disproof

not that i'm
wondrously imperfect
but just not enough

here's a secret
from a voice in my head
i'm forgettable