I Can't Remember
Just a line to say I'm living
That I'm not amoungst the dead
Though I'm getting more forgetful
And mixed up in the head
I got used to Arthritis
To my dentures I'm resigned
I can manage my bifocals
But, God I miss my mind
For sometimes I can't remember
When I stand at the foot of the stairs
If I must go up for something
Or have I just come down from there
And before the fridge so often
My poor mind is filled with doubt
Have I just put some food away
Or have I come to take some out
And there is a time when it is dark
With my night cap on my head
I don't know if I'm retiring
Or just getting out of bed
So, if it's my turn to write you
There's no need for getting sore
I may think that I have written
And don't want to be a bore
So remember that I love you
And wish that you were near
But now it's nearly mail time
So I must say good bye my dear
There I stand beside the mail box
With a face so very red
Instead of mailing you my letter
I have opened it instead!
The End