Lost Memories


I couldn't remember
the birthdays.
the anniversaries,
the holidays,
or special events.
I couldn't remember
the days,
so long ago,
when first we met,
courted,
and married.
I forgot the parties,
the trips,
the vacations,
the good,
the bad,
the in-between.
I forgot all the days
of just sitting together,
looking,
talking,
touching,
of being just you and I.
But now you're gone,
and all I have left
are the things I forgot.
The memories
I'm desperately trying to remember.

W. James Beard, Jr.