Short Circuit

As hard as I tried I couldn't remember
when an emptiness grew in my head
I think it began back in September
while a darkness in me quickly spread

I had trouble recalling my history
as hard as I tried I couldn't remember
my past had become a mystery
secrets hidden in a foreboding chamber

Disturbing flashback of a red November
a massacre, dancing with death
as hard as I tried I couldn't remember
it disappeared before my next breath

Overwhelmed when the memories came
as a cop stopped me one night in December
I was dumbfounded when he asked for my name
as hard as I tried I couldn't remember

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