Prosopagnosia

i wonder at first how i ever survived
when into the roil of people i dived
at first i could never appraise who was there
or faces uncloset by look or by stare
unless the domain was so small and constrained
their hair or their clothing or gait were obtained
with 1 only child and parents in place
relying on features surrounding the face
and given some time to consider the case
i might make a guess with some accuracy