Just
a line to say I'm living,
that I'm not among the dead,
though I'm getting more forgetful
and mixed up within my head.
I got used to my
arthritis,
to my dentures I'm resigned.
I now can manage my bifocals,
but I sure do miss my mind.
For sometimes I can't
remember
when at the foot of the stairs I’m near,
if I must go up for something
or have just come down from there?
And, before the
fridge so often,
my poor mind is filled with doubt,
Have I just put food away,
or have I come to take some out?
And, there are times
when it is dark,
with my nightcap 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."
PS: Here I
stand beside my mailbox
with my face so very, very red ---
instead of mailing you my letter,
I just opened it up instead!