We forgot him

He was with us.
With one mistake,
We forgot him.

He was not himself.
He reached out,
We forgot him.

You could relate.
His life changed,
We forgot him.

After years, no confidence
Too much plight.
Exercise or none,
We forgot him.

I saw him once.
Hollow eyes with the dead on his back.
Skinny and without hope.
Remembering forgetting him.

He walked in.
His worries floating,
Desperation, weakness,
Strength, manifested.
I had forgotten him.