Grandfather's Clock

I’ll never forget the day I got amnesia

I remember it so well

I just can’t name the date or the day

Funny how the mind works that way

I recall my childhood days climbing trees

Blinded by sunshine through the leaves

Tripping over the kerb grazing my knees

The world was mine to do as I please

Cycling to the shop for sweets

On a bike far too big for me

Crossing over the bypass

A dangerous place to be

I’ll never forget the day I got amnesia

I remember it so well

I just can’t picture the month or year

Funny how thinking brings you fear

Memories of school and love at first sight

I can still see her standing under that light

On a cold November foggy night

She was such a beautiful sight

We brushed each other’s skin

And clasped each other’s hands

Her fingers slender and thin

We kissed with mouths closed

I’ll never forgive the day I got amnesia

I remember it so well

I see the same recurring photograph

Funny how love doesn’t make you laugh

Life is like a creeper plant

You never see it when it’s small

But it traces all your history

When it weaves itself so tall

I still remember you

I forget if you were mine

I still remember you

God is that the time

©JMcN 2014