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A poem a week for a year.
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Recognition
Recognition

A voice from the crowd
addressed to you
and turning, you know the face,
an old old friend,
the companion of
such youthful times of fun.
You smile and greet
with joyful words
turning to dribble on your chin.
Oh no, it’s happened again,
you can’t remember their name.



Line count: 11
Free verse
For Promptly Poetry, Week 40
Prompt: Write a poem about a time you forgot something.

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