Forget Me Not

We all have that one person we have a hard time forgetting about. Whether it was a short flame or a long-term relationship, everyone has that one person that they wish they could forget but simply cannot. Another side of this concept is hoping that the other person doesn't forget about you. 

As we go through life, we interact with many people and have experiences with them, some short and some long. Longing for someone is an agonizing feeling that we've all experienced before. I've gone through it at some point in my life, and I've watched my friends go through it as well. Wishing things were different, wishing the other person doesn't forget about you, even if things have ended, etc. There are a lot of feelings that come with trying to forget about someone or not wanting them to forget you.

I had heard about this specific flower a while ago, but never really dug into the reason why these flowers were called "forget-me-nots". After learning about it, I fell in love with them even more. 

Below is the origin story of the name of the flower:

There are many old legends about where the meaning and name of the Forget Me Not flowers came from, all stemming from Europe. One of the most well-known legends describes a German knight who was strolling with his lady along the banks of a river.

The lady notices beautiful blue flowers which were about to be pulled out and into the stream of the river. She wanted to save the flowers so the knight jumped into the water and tossed the flowers onto the bank.

He could not fight the current and so was carried out to sea. As he was being swept away he called out “forget me not” in German.

"Don't you, forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me

As you walk on by
Will you call my name?"

-Don't You (Forget About Me by Simple Minds