Survival games

"Forgive and forget"
Why? Not how but, why?
Over the years, over the countless times I have heard this,from all quarters and halves,
my focus has shifted...
from how to why.
For I know it is not possible to forget.
Oh yes, it ain't. 
Pushing something to the back of the closet,
piling stuff above it, doesn't make it disappear.
It stays.
When it is a conscious effort to not pull it out, it can't be termed as "forgotten".
Let it be there.
I Pull it out every now and then.
Let the guilt/shame/fear/ugly coat me once again.
It is what made me who I am.
The only strength I need to worry about is to pull it out or put it back at will.
So, stop harping about forgiving and forgetting.
I don't intend to forget.
Neither forgive.
For forgiving is but just a fancy term for brushing things under the carpet.
And I like walking on even grounds.
Period.