I don’t know your name
But I know your face
I don’t know you from your name
But by the things I know about you

I know you,
what makes you you
What sets you apart from everyone else
Habits, language, and past

My connection with you
Isn’t weakened because
I don’t know your name
Because how could just one word
Ever represent you

You are more than just a name
On a page, in a book
More than any number or letter
Used to set you apart
From the rest of us

So please forgive me
For not knowing, forgetting,
or mistaking your name
You’re just as important to me
As the ones who’s names I remember
Maybe even more so