MEMORY LOSS
My long term memory is now failing so badly
I notice it deteriorates day after day
Especially the names of some of those friends
That I have befriended and met along the way
I get so frustrated when I meet them
Because I forget just who they are
It’s even worse when I then realise
I forgot where I parked the car
I can remember all the other things
But still can’t remember their name
Then when I discuss it with other friends
I find there are others who experience the same
Perhaps it is just a part of getting old
It is so frustrating all the same
Who knows what is next in line for me
I suppose I will soon forget my own name
I then realise just how lucky I am
Because of all the things I can still do
Although that doesn’t solve the problem I have
As each day I still ask myself “WHO”
I must now be honest to those people I meet
That I can no longer remember their name
I am sure they know others that are worse than me
Just forgetting them to me is such a shame
Although I am getting very forgetful
I use my phone diary to keep me on track
So I know where I should be going each day
It’s just the names of old friends I want back
I know my memory will not improve
In fact more things will very soon decline
So I will try and continue to remember all the faces
If I can also remember their names it will be fine
I now understand my problem is normal
It will now come to the most the older we get
We must just take each day and the problems they bring
Enjoy every moment with no time for regret
“Old age doesn’t come on its own”