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Forgetting

by Joan Serratelli

I forget
just about
everything

Important,
trivial,
inconsequential

I forget
just about
everything

I forget
to make calls
I forget
to eat
I forget
what I've worn
yesterday

I always
think
that if
I write
things down
I'll remember
to do
the things
that I must

But I even forget
to write
notes
to myself

When I lay fown
for the night
I find myself
going over
the things
I forgot

A vicious cycle
I know
but I forget
what to do!

03/27/2009

Author's Note: I don\'t know whether i\'s \"middle age\", or the meds I\'m on, but it\'s getting to be a real problem (I THINK)

Posted on 03/27/2009
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/27/09 at 04:19 PM

...dearest joan, a day in my life, lady...a day in my life...good pointed work.

Posted by Nanette Bellman on 03/27/09 at 04:26 PM

you didn't forget to write this down.

Posted by Ken Harnisch on 03/27/09 at 06:27 PM

We all forget Joan...welcome to a club that is growing by the minute

Posted by Ken Harnisch on 04/02/09 at 12:12 PM

I forget what i was about to say in response to this poem, Joan...but i know i thought it superb and the ailment universal

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