I Must Remember To Forget

If I could select
What I forget
The files I would shred
And I'd neglect to recollect
Anything you had said

You could call on me
'Cause honestly
I couldn't implicate you
You want to know the truth?
I'm no good for you
I'd never lie to save you

But how selective is
This broken coping mechanism
That made me lose you swathes of use
And then allow me to remember you

And may I recommend
We not pretend you worry
For my safety
Because in the end
I comprehend your
Forest's worth of shady

And I wish you well
Oh so, farewell
We'll all be fine without you
'Cause when people can't be used
They're no good to you
They no longer have value

As I'm not very useful
I expect to soon be free of you
When you're out of options
I bet I will hear from you
You use what you can get
And then I find myself on the outside again