I'Ve Just Seen A Face Poem by Phil Soar

I've just seen a face I couldn't place
Although I know I've seen the face before
Embarrassed by my lack of recognition
and stood alone and thought a little more

The face, although familiar, was I guess
someone that I had met in years gone by
my mind seemed such a complicated mess
I couldn't find the name, I don't know why

And then I heard a minor mental click
a cog inside my brain, had moved with gears
I hadn't had a temperamental glitch
She was someone I'd known in early years

Rebooting my processor it was clear
Her name was Mrs Corncrake from my school
I knew her in my sixth and junior year
I felt like a complete and utter fool

For she remembered me, said 'hello Phil'
MY god, I could have crawled into the soil
she asked me if I was still thick, and then
I remembered why I didn't like that Goil!



With apologies for the last line.