i was. now, i am not

i was.
now,
i am not.

can't you
not see?

can't you
feel?

i was.
now,
i am not.

do not
let
who
i was
haunt

do not
dig the dead
...it is dead
dead.

do
not let
who i
was
haunt
the
beautiful
and pristine
future...

can't you not see
how our tears
made my being
alive?
vibrant?
a neruda poem?

i was.
now,
i am not.

i am we.
i am us.