I forget names

I forget names sometimes,

guilty as charged, my admission,

being too careless, or casual,

not giving value to these situations.

And it would come to bite me,

as if messages from the divine, 

when their name, skips from mind,

during any important discussions. 

Feeling embraced, seeking remedies,

for bringing dishonor to someone,

failing to identify familiar persons,

out of limited need or interactions. 

Adding insult, to my injury,

would be, their retentive memories,

identifying self, places and events, 

feeling disgraced, of my forgetfulness. 

So, I wondered, should I be blamed,

or be concerned, of what to come,

is it only apathy, or my disinterest,

or I harbor, a pathogenic ailment?

And I pondered, causes and reasons,

is it the brain overload from information,

or prioritizing the gist of my situations, 

finally leading to a failure, of consolidation. 

It could have been my inattention,

arbitrary naming, bringing competitions, 

with multiple names, creating confusions,

making it more difficult, for retrievement. 

Yet, there are ways, I could change,

by active listening, seeking meanings,

not being nervous, having a calm mind,

whenever possible, practicing repetition... 

By valuing their existence,

leaving imprints, into my memory.