REMEMBER ME, by Kenneth Chafin

When you forget your own address and find yourself on strange streets, we'll
sell your car, and I'll drive you to all the places you need to go,  like
you did when I was a child.

When you forget how to dress and end up with three sweaters, two sets of
panty hose, and a slip on over your dress, I'll help you to look proper when
you go out, like you did for me when I was a child.

When the words on the menu don't match the pictures in your mind, and you
keep ordering things you won't eat, then I'll order the food that I know
you'll enjoy, like you did for me when I was a child.

When finding your way at church is frightening, I'll take you to your class
and pick you up and let you sit with me in big church.  If the sermon seems
long and you get sleepy, I'll let you put your head on my shoulder, like you
did for me when I was a child.

When hot and cold faucets confuse you, I'll put you in a tub of warm water
and give you a bath,  like you did for me when I was a child.

When you forget who people are and can't tell your family from total
strangers, I'll be your memory and tell you their names, like you did for me
when I was a child.

When they're having a party for all the residents, and you want to go but
don't know what to wear, I'll make you a costume that everyone will envy,
like you did for me when I was a child.

When you forget who I am, not just my name or my birthday, but that you ever
had children, then there isn't much I can do but go somewhere and cry, like
I sometimes did when I was a child.