Now that

We have grown old

Our faces are like

An Ocean of time

Waves flowing down

I pray to wake up

Tomorrow morning

Wearing my familiar night gown

Before I forget

Your name and face

Hug me tight and kiss me bright

Tell me precisely

How much you love me

And please do this

Every moment till

My memory is alive

Till you become a stranger to me

Till I begin my struggle

With our identities

Till I ask you

Who are you?

Till I tell you

Not to touch me

And pull you apart

I know it kills you

Moment by moment

To be lost and found

Moment by moment

I am sorry

I just don’t seem to recognize

Things at times

They call it Alzheimer’s

For me it is like being

In and away from love

From spring to autumn

From bloom to gloom

Every time I am back

I want to be back in spring

I want to bloom

So hug me tight

Kiss me bright

Till I fall apart

From the branches of your arms

like a dry leave

In fall