The heart never forgets

I know you came to visit because I felt you in my heart

My eyes may not remember you, but they are just a part

Of a body that has now grown old, but I don’t want you to fret

My love for you is stronger than the day that we first met

 

I see your face, hear your name, but my memory grows weak

I know I know you, know I love you, your name I just can’t speak

That empty stare that you see must cut like a hundred knives

But in my head a wondrous movie plays the story of our lives

 

My body and my mind have aged and taken quite a toll

But there’s a plan we cannot grasp, its part of getting old

I see you cry and wish like you that we could turn back time

To see me fade and drift from you is nothing but a crime

 

So, when you come to visit and my eyes just blankly stare

Smile because I promise I truly know you’re there

Live your life as best you can and please have no regrets

For someday you will understand the heart never forgets