Tip Of My Tongue

In the middle of a sentence
I hit a wall
A word's gone missing
Can't recall
It's dancing, teasing
Just out of reach
In the library of my mind
A missing piece

Conversations stalling
They look at me
Eyes are waiting
But my mind's at sea
Scrambling through memories
A frantic run
That elusive word
Hiding just for fun
On the tip of my tongue
But it won't come out
In the maze of my mind
It's taking a different route
I'm searching and thinking
Feeling so dumb
It's right there
But it won't succumb

It's like a riddle
A puzzle unsolved
Around this blank space
My thoughts revolved
A mental block
Standing so smug
Words flowing around it
A missing plug

As the day fades
The word still plays hide and seek
In every corner of my mind
I sneak a peek
It's a game of shadows
A whisper in the breeze
Teasing and elusive
It's a linguistic tease
On the tip of my tongue
But it won't come out
In the maze of my mind
It's taking a different route
I'm searching and thinking
Feeling so dumb
It's right there
But it won't succumb

Twisting and turning
In my restless bed
That missing word
Spinning in my head
Clock ticking loudly
Time slipping away
In the silence of night
I hope and I pray
On the tip of my tongue
But it won't come out
In the maze of my mind
It's taking a different route
I'm searching and thinking
Feeling so dumb
It's right there
But it won't succumb

Then in the silence
As sleep draws near
A day of searching
The end is finally here
A sigh of relief
In the dead of night
The word lands softly
In the pale moonlight

Now in my dreams
It dances clear and free
The word I lost
Now back with me