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When the Mind Plays Tricks

Sometimes my mind goes completely blank, And I cannot recall a name, place, or event, It can be problematic, to be perfectly frank. It surely has nothing to do with what I drank Occasionally the brain seems to be absent Sometimes my mind goes completely blank! I find myself utilizing the old alphabet prank One of those mnemonic devices to augment It can be problematic, to be perfectly frank. It can be quite embarrassing in my local bank Not remembering a teller’s name to comment I find myself utilizing the old alphabet prank. Am I becoming, I wonder, a senile old crank? Are my years overcoming me? Shall I relent? It can be problematic, to be perfectly frank. The last time it happened, my poor heart sank Seems only I knew exactly what I had meant Sometimes my mind goes completely blank It can be problematic, to be perfectly frank! Written August 31, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/1/2022 1:07:00 AM

I feel this way sometimes" Am I becoming, I wonder, a senile old crank?" but then something sweet happens. Yesterday one of the young teachers told me "I was talking to Natasha and I said I want energy like Karen." I asked "Karen who?" She said "Caren - you." This pleased me!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 9/1/2022 9:17:00 AM

I can picture you as a very energetic person, Caren. I'd say you are probably "bubbly."

Michael Tor

Date: 8/31/2022 9:23:00 PM

Milton it happens more frequently now. I read an article the other day on how the 5g systems affect your neurological system, and the mitochondria in your cells creating what they call "Brain Fog" and loss of memory. Just a thought I share. Thanks for posting and we all experience this thought loss from time to time some of us more than others. Thanks for posting...

L Milton Hankins
Date: 9/1/2022 9:18:00 AM

Thank you, Michael. Yep, I sometimes experience what I'd call "brain fog."

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/31/2022 11:04:00 AM

A "senior moment" seems to be spreading to juniors, too! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/31/2022 12:10:00 PM

It can happen. I have "geriatric glitches." I couldn't figure out how to include those words in my poem.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/31/2022 10:27:00 AM

We all have those moments where we forget things, happened to me more than once. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/31/2022 12:11:00 PM

It's not terribly prevalent with me, but it is frustrating when it happens.