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Thirteen Ways to Forget Him or Her

September 20, 2011 Ali Trotta 13 comments

Find the river Lethe. Drink an entire cup. Don’t vomit it back up, even if it tastes of poison.
Drink gin. If there is no gin, drink vodka. If there is no vodka, open the tequila. Do not drink the worm.
Smile at everyone. They will forget your pain. Eventually, that will convince you it’s gone.
Never say ‘I miss you.’ Don’t write it down, either.
Remove all contacts from your cell phone.
Burn all photographs. Yes, even the one you hid under the mattress.
Lie.
Pretend to be someone else. Use an accent. Make up a backstory. Lose yourself in that other life.
Don’t look in the mirror. Failing that, don’t ask the mirror questions. Don’t ask any questions at all, ever.
Take up running. Try to outrun yourself.
Laugh at everything, loudly. Sometimes, too loudly.
Avoid every wolf that comes to your door. They are not meant to be friendly, no matter what is promised.
When all else fails (and it will), there is only one thing left to do: forgive.