My memory is my biggest flaw
It goes on walkabout,
Forgetting where I've put my keys
Makes me then runabout.
Until they're found I cannot drive
To where I need to be,
So search the house from head to toe
When found I smile with glee.
I put my glasses down a while
Then wonder where they are,
For cannot read and get quite mad
They couldn't be too far.
It wasn't really long ago
I took them off my head,
Just where I put them? who would know
Be careful where I tread.
And sometimes have a dinner date
With friends I love to see,
But I've been known to stand them up
Forgotten where to be.
And if I do remember then
I'll hurry into town,
To tell then sorry, "please forgive"
My memory just broke down.
I'll drive down to the grocery store
And park my car to shop,
But when I've got what I came for
Can't find where I did stop.
And so I'll walk around ,around
A frown upon my face,
Until I come across it parked
Right in that carpark space.
I lose my 'sunnies' all the time
Forgot my kids at school,
Did promise that I'd pick them up
How could I be so cruel.
And for those misdemeanor's now
They'll not let me forget,
Remind me of the grief they felt
Expect me to regret.
And so I have a diary now
To write the time and date,
But I'll forget to read that too
And so I'll still be late.
I am not sure If I'll improve
On any given day,
Bad memory is my flaw in life
I've always been this way.
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Write a poem about a flaw that you see in yourself. |
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I Am Not Perfect
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Author Notes
I have always had a bad memory even when I was a kid I would ride my bike to school and then walk home forgetting that I rode. Have stood up friends for lunch dates, put my keys or glasses down and then spend some time trying to remember where I have put them. Forget where I park the car at the supermarket etc etc. My friends and family know me very well and acknowledge this as just me being me. I can laugh about it but at times it cause me grief lol. so this is my flaw in this contest I 'm not perfect so hope you enjoy it. Cheers Christine
Thank you to Liilia for the image Past Still Among Us
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