& to forget that we ever thought of greener pastures

to believe, now, that all pastures are dead, or dead for us ... that if there ever were greener pastures they were entrusted to those who defiled them

& to forget that the door is unlocked

to believe, now, that the door is locked and was locked and has always been locked and will never be unlocked and even if the door was open the pasture outside is dead, anyways, so what's the point

& to forget that there ever was a point

to believe, now, that we are, really, deserving of our lots, that this was orchestrated, Providence, Cruel Fate, etc., it's out of our hands, really, it is what it is

& to forget, finally, all that we've forgotten