Kit Kelen #1208 - in case you were wondering

1208

in case you were wondering

for Ross Griffith

stuck in your ways

creature of habit

conservative opinions

displeasure with the young

words like whippersnapper

having already made up your mind

being well apprized or appraised

not being swayed

forgetting the number, the name

returning to an old idea

losing count of how many glasses

losing your glasses

finding the other ones

then finding more

agreeing with what you’d thought before

revisiting

losing track

not being able to find the word

pondering long and hard

forgetting what you’d started to ponder

being in too much of a rush

having the right thing to say

up your sleeve

finding yourself lost for words

forgetting why you came to the kitchen

who’d sent you

a broken record

vinyl love

nostalgia for the good old days

advice given more than twice

dozing off in the big papa chair

just for the grandpa nap

and in your dream

you know the lift isn’t working

and the alternative lift isn’t going either

no way you’re climbing all those stairs

then how are you in this session

and who are these youngsters

how did you get here here?

just couldn’t remember

you were really worried about dementia

just wracked the brain

but completely forgot

or better, overlooked

the reason was

you were in a dream

that’s why

tautology won’t cut it

everyone does that

being in a dream

no knowing what day it is

won’t wash

cannot remember yesterday’s poem

or know tomorrow’s yet

these are signs we live and breathe

everyone forgets the last thing they did

and does it again

no one remembers all sort of stuff

and many have forgotten a lot

why do you think there’s a tip of the tongue?

yes, you can inherit such a thing

so

do your Sudoku

breakfast on blueberries

play ping pong

keep walking

you’ll be right

when you don’t know whose face in the mirror

and can’t tell the milk is off

you’ll remember to let me know

won’t you

?