Amnesia

Samantha strums her guitar and sings!

Image by Alex Matias.

Half my drink later
the dark fell fast
could she drive me home
would our safety last

Remember this night
(she asked me)
past a decade
but it’s hard to place
when your memory’s frayed

I made it to bed
but she slept in her car
one foot on my driveway
with her car door ajar

So tell me, bartender
what was your plan
after dropping the drugs
wait ‘til neither could stand

Is this what your mother meant
by grow into a man

© Samantha Lazar 2025