Slowly Erasing

This is the most recent poem I've written.

Slowly Erasing

A mental list of people
Formed itself in my mind
For different reasons, different how's
And all at different times
Some are ripped out, they've hurt me so
Some blanked, they've stayed behind
Some disappeared and left a hole
And some are underlined
Some I've scratched out numerous times
And wrote them down again
Some of them marred, I had no choice
And some written in pen
Some leave involuntarily
And some I've had no say
Some left me there despite me
Some just won't go away
Another one yet going
The process is so hard
And I'm slowly erasing
A name that once was starred
My mental list of people
It's sad but it is true
I think as I'm erasing
Am I gone on yours too?