The Long Goodbye
I remember my address when I was in the 4th grade
I have to look up our present address
The Navy measured my IQ at 144
I had a phenomenal vocabulary
Now I struggle to find the right word to fill in a sentence
Scrabble is still my favorite game
I call myself "The King of the Four Letter Word"
I do Sudoku every day (Slow but sure)
I am terrible at crossword puzzles
I have good days and bad days
On good days I can write Limericks as fast as my fingers can go
On bad days I watch porn
I'll be sitting somewhere and just 'slip out of gear'
I've been married nine times
I have trouble remembering all of their names
About this poem
This really is about me. I'm 84 y/o and getting more forgetful every day. I write poetry here partly to force my mind to exercise.
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Written on June 14, 2022
Submitted by davidg.37672 on June 14, 2022
Modified on April 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 613 |
| Words | 124 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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