I will not forget

The smell of bread wafting from the kitchen

The gentle creaks of the stairs as we ran down

The chatter filling the air

I cannot forget

The fluttering of the brown, weathered pages

The tapping of the chalk, dancing across the black board

The laughter escaping on the wind through the door

I cannot forget

The cold hands of hers, roughly shaking me

The incessant pounding splintering the door

The screams and cries echoing throughout

I cannot forget

The frigid air, clutching me with its icy hand

The incomprehensible shouts ringing in the air

The emptiness stealing my hand from her grasp

I cannot forget

The bitter wind smothering me

The desperate eyes, searching for a part in the clouds

The last glimpse of a world left behind

I cannot forget

The quietness covering like a veil

The touch of every other body

The eternity passing by

I cannot forget

The screams for those too far

The aching feet dragging onward

The two paths diverged, being pushed and forced down one

I cannot forget

The soft touch of hair falling

The brushing of dirt from the stripes

The horrors seen within

I cannot forget

The hunger

The fear

The pain

I cannot forget

The blackness surrounding

The stench of fear

The pounding on the door

I cannot forget

The drop to my knees

The scent of death

The eternal darkness

I cannot forget

I will not forget.