Rosalie Morales Kearns
The Next Step Is Always to Forget
The next step is always to forget
the list you drew up so carefully.
It's at home, on the counter
or maybe the desk.
The next step is to forget
your irritation,
because you're human,
because things get lost.
Because you're human,
the next step is to forget.
Then it's on to the next list:
Groceries to buy.
Retorts you could have made.
Traits of the person you hoped to become.
Bio
Rosalie Morales Kearns lives in Albany, NY, and has a short story collection, Virgins and Tricksters, forthcoming in 2012 from Aqueous Books. Her stories and poems have appeared in Witness, Painted Bride Quarterly, Segue, and other journals.