A line to say I'm still alive
and that I'm not yet dead!
But
I'm getting more forgetful
and mixed up in my head.
I'm used to my arthritis,
to my dentures I'm resigned,
I can
manage my bifocals
but how I miss my mind!
Sometimes I can't remember,
when I'm standing by the stair,
if
I'm going up for something
or if I've just come down from there.
And when I stand before the fridge
my mind is full of
doubt.
Have I just put some food away
Or come to get it out?
I go into the other room
and when I get there,what
I want to
know is why I've come?
Already I've forgot!
But remember that I love you
and wish that you lived near
And
now it's time I posted this
and said "Goodnight" my dear.
Now I'm standing by the post box
and my face is ruby red,
for
instead of posting it to you,
I've opened it instead.
submitted by Sister Alice of All Saints Convent Oxford. Author unknown
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