Nameless Faces

I walked into the party
Energy in the air
Meeting new faces
Greetings to share
Names drift
By a fleeting song
Remembering them?
It all goes wrong
At the buffet
A friendly face
I need some salt
But lost the name's trace
I smile and nod
Play along
In the name game
I don't belong
What was the name?
It slipped away
Heard it once
But it didn't stay
In this crowd
I feel the same
What was the name?
Oh what a shame
"Recall, recall"
I urge in my mind
Link names to faces
Connections to bind
Each one a challenge
A mental feat
In this party of names
I won't accept defeat
What was the name?
It slipped away
Heard it once
But it didn't stay
In this crowd
I feel the same
What was the name?
Oh what a shame
What a shame
This name game
At the party's peak
Someone walks my way
Smiling they pause
And I hear them say
"Hey sorry but what was your name again?"
My heart sinks a bit
In this familiar refrain
But then I smile
A wave of relief
"I'm not alone"
In this name belief
"We're all in this together"
I cheerfully hum
In the name game party
We're not the only one