Every day you learn something new
And this must be so,
It increases your experience.
It might be of interest,
Or maybe not.
But all these new facts
Are consigned to your memory.
The downside at my age
Is that my brain is so full of facts
That when a new one is stored afresh
An older one falls off the other end.
So when I am then asked about it,
The memory is gone.
Age has many benefits,
But it also has many drawbacks,
Many of which I’ve forgotten.