I Can't Remember!

Just a line to say I'm living,that I'm not among the dead,though I'm getting more forgetfuland mixed up in the head.I got used to my arthritis,to my dentures I'm resigned,I can manage my bifocalsbut God I miss my mind,For sometimes I can't remember,when I stand at the foot of the stairs,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's the time when it is darkwith 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 to you,there's no need for getting sore,I may think that I have writtenand don't want to be a bore.So, remember that I love youand wish that you were nearbut now it's nearly mail timeso I must say good-bye dear,There I stand beside the mailboxwith a face so very red,instead of mailing you my letter,I opened it instead!