unlearning

how is that every time i start to write with an intent to write
i start to
word
by 
word

forget.

i will type, i will write on yellowed notebook page
i will scrawl into the very earth

but no matter where i write it will stop
hiccups
one word a minute
i would fail as a secretary.

the only stories i finish
are haikus
written in condensation on my bathroom mirror

they fade away leaving no words
but there are finger smudges in the morning

i know they were there
but i can no longer tell
what the poem says.