the rose does not rove

forgetting is not sufficient we must do more
to hide from ourselves the hole must be vast
we can refuse the memory we can just ignore

enough that we have kept so far in store
the things to which we have too long held fast
forgetting is not sufficient we must do more

what once was truth what once was fairy lore
we store now unreachable far in the past
we can refuse the memory we can just ignore

those who were outside now are safe in the core
that is enough they're safely home at last
forgetting is not sufficient we must do more

through hardest boards the truth itself will bore
although into the depths remembrance is cast
we can refuse the memory we can just ignore

what we can stand's no answer nor was it before
but we have nailed blank colours to the mast
we can refuse the memory we can just ignore
forgetting is not sufficient we must do more