This is a subject that has been on my mind off and on for quite some time. As I listened to Kanye West's "808 and Heartbreak" singles and Beyonce's "Resentment" last night I thought to myself, how do you deal with heartbreak? How do you learn to trust again? Is it really possible to truly forget?

There are times when I think that is impossible. The moment you think you've forgotten, the smallest thing triggers a memory and all of the feelings come rushing back. The Anger. Confusion. Sadness. Stress. The tightened feeling you get in your stomach. You wonder how could they? What were they thinking? Why were they so careless? Why didn't you trust your gut? In the heaviest feelings of anger, why were they so stupid? And after wallowing in those feelings, you wear a smile and refocus. You laugh to keep from crying.

And the brief relapse of feeling is gone. So even after you've made the decision, because it is a decision, to forgive and forget. And after you've forgiven, the rebuilding of trust has begun, can you ever really forget?

I try to take an optimistic route. I believe you can forget, but like all wounds it takes time. And some wounds take longer to heal than others.

What do you think?

The Melodies of Heartbreak and Forgiveness: