Waking up can be such a chore
when you can’t remember why
Did I mean to do things for today
or was it yesterday
Where’s the kettle, It was there
That’s something that I know
Someone’s moved it, it was there just now
or was it yesterday
Who put the milk upon the stove
and the pan inside the fridge
I know I put the milk away
or was it yesterday
I came in here for a reason
now I’m just standing and don’t know why
it was to ……. Oh, I can’t remember now
or was it yesterday
Where am I, what is this place
This is not where I live
I live where all my memories are
or was that yesterday
These things, I don’t remember them
they mean nothing to me
my home is full of all my life
or was it yesterday
Why are you sitting so close to me
I don’t know who you are
You say, today we talked and know each other
or was it yesterday
I look in the mirror and don’t see myself
Age and wrinkles stare back at me
I’m young and fit and handsome
or was it yesterday
I don’t remember where and who am I
Or what’s being said to me
What do I want, I know what I want right now
or was it yesterday
Memory slips and slides and fades away
and I don’t know whereabouts I am
but I am strong and proud and in my prime
or was it yesterday
A thought and celebration for those who are currently and have suffered
by Stephen Gibling
February 2020