Untethered

Memory
fails for the mundane
names of ordinary simple things
elude:
refrigerator garage cabinet
only an image presents itself
the word hides
sticks
lost

Where is my...
Where did I leave...
What did he say...
What day did we....
When did we last....

There is nothing there
nobody home
empty space
floats freely
between failed connections

What is this?
I have no idea
but I am afraid.

What has become of my memory
What is happening to my mind
Where did I go and
Where will this lead?

I have no idea
none at all.
Nothing.

Think. Try harder.
Look for a back door
and open window
a way in
a way back
to me
and
the words.