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Did I Eat Dinner

Did I Eat Dinner? How could I have lost my mind? I remember bits and pieces of my day Eggs and pancakes for breakfast Coffee and cream for lunch What did I have for dinner? Did I even eat dinner? I sat across from a woman I seem to remember that. She talked and I answered I think we talked What did we talk about? Did I hear anything or did I make it up? Was she real? Did I eat dinner? I think I smelled a steak and baked potato Or is it potatoe, I don’t remember? Could the smell have come from next door? I don’t know It could have. They eat dinner every night Or do they…I don’t remember if I have neighbors Did I eat dinner? I don’t remember There is a plate in front of me I don’t remember how I got it It has good smelling food Pancakes, steak and home fries Is this dinner? Did I have dinner? This is most likely breakfast I think I missed my dinner Did I have dinner? I will never know But I will eat my breakfast And maybe later in the day I will have dinner If I remember.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 1/8/2012 6:48:00 AM
Sounds like a day in the mind of my Dad, sighhhh. I read this as a confused mind, perhaps dementia?? or alzheimers?? Or simply a mind that is too stressed to function correctly or drug induced? Whatever it made for a good morning read. Enjoyed !!
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Date: 1/5/2012 4:31:00 AM
I've written poems almost exactly like this about my father in law.
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Date: 1/5/2012 2:28:00 AM
It seems to me you had a late dinner, or was that breakfast they were giving you? Considering I had breakfast yesterday at 4Pm! I join you in this terribe confusion with a lot of great laughter!!! Well done Rob this was such fun!
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