She will forget, and doesn’t moderate
her habits, so the added years abet
the problem – missing things and running late.
She will forget.

I don’t want her to feel she’s in my debt,
so I try subtly to accommodate.
It hurts to see her muddled or upset.

And sometimes I succeed – her goofs abate.
I nudge her to appointments, deadlines met,
but all too often comes to pass a date
she will forget.