a little mixed up

just a line to say i'm living that i'm not among the dead though i'm getting more forgetful and mixed up in my old head i've got used to my arthritis and to my dentures i'm resigned i can manage my bifocals " but " gosh i miss my mind sometimes i cant remember standing at the lowest stair " if "i must go up for something or have i just come down from there and before the fridge so often my poor mind is filled with doubt have i just put food away or have i come to take some out there are times when in the darkness with my night cap on my head i can't decide if i'm retiring or about to get out of bed so if i owe you a letter there's no point in getting sore i may think that i have written and dont want to be a bore there i stood before the mail box with a face so very red instead of mailing you my letter i had opened it insted unknown auther