I FORGOT

I forgot what it feels like to dance
in tight jeans
in front of a mirror and
what it feels like to drink gin from a
plastic cup
room temperature
extra lime
.
I forgot, too, my next day rituals.
do I take an aspirin right away?
Is it better to keep sleeping
is it better to get up
turns out I have a slow
rise and fall like a slumbering breath turns out
i need kimchi four times
in the day
minimum
.
Mostly I did not
forget, in fact i remembered,
why feeling all oil slick on January first
is the same thing as starting off
Your New Year
with an apology stuck in your throat
.