Lost It

LOST IT

trying to remember
what I forgot –
what was it
i forgot to forget to remember? …
now where was i?

forgot your name
getting old
your face is familiar
our fiftieth anniversary?
oh! thank you dear whatever your name is

Dave Austin

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Sara Kendrick

January 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM

Cute one..Got a chuckle..I am glad that I chose it to read today..Sara

Michelle Mac Donald

December 13, 2014 at 1:16 PM

I do this often, especially when I'm writing, Daver.:( If I don't write something down right away, I forget what I'd been thinking. I don't think of you as a person who is losing it, you're very sharp and perceptive! Still this could be a sorrowful situation for others. A winter wanderland day...my thoughts keep wandering off and getting stuck in drifts.:) Keep well, love, Mikki

Andrea Dietrich

December 6, 2014 at 8:04 PM

Waiting for a new poem, my friend!! I've got a card on the way to you!!

Connie Marcum Wong

December 2, 2014 at 9:53 AM

It helps to have a sense of humor about it. Sad but true. I can't seem to call my kids by their names, instead of their siblings names. They don't bother to correct me as they sometimes do it too! I enjoyed your poem Dave.