I can't remember what you always used to do,
           and that is
                   Puzzling
because once, I
                       reminded you every day.

"Remember when you used to--"
                        And you'd laugh
                                            and nod
                                                   and play along.
It was a habit that made me smile,
Beaming across the ancient night.

But now your face
                                              slips
   from my          fading mind
And your
                              name
          dies on the tip of my tongue.
  Still, you laugh
                    and nod
                           and play along
        and I wonder if I'm even speaking at all.

A grin dances about your childhood face,
                 jolting through me
   And how could I forget?