Alzheimer's
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A tribute to my grandma’s strength, my grandpa’s battle with Alzheimer’s, and their lesson on what love really is.
New light shines
in the blue sky
No confines
No clouds that cry
But soon they come
Unknown where from
Beginning the storm
I missed you today
I sang a song that reminded me of sitting across from your atrophic mind,
Telling you truths in a way that kept it off the pain long enough for you to rest your weary eyes
. . . so hush, little baby
Baby, don't you cry. . .
Hey, Hey, now, Mr. Harvey!
Lookin' all sharp and sweet, you do, sir!
Yes, Sir!
O o o h. . .
Sitting here in shadowed sorrow
Not knowing the true pain of tomarrow
Unable to see another face
Being stuck here in this isolated place
No recognition to be found
Gustling of wind is the only sound
I can’t remember what I did yesterday
Or the day before that
Or the day before that.
But that’s normal.
Besides, I remember him.
My husband left me long ago
Left me in this hellhole of a nursing home.
The doors swing open
Hospital disinfectant clogging your pores
Flickering lights
The endless shuffling of paper slippers
One room is not empty:
one room, on Valentine’s Day,
Forced to call home
A room without comfort
Sitting in a chair all day becomes less and less comfortable
Do they ever move or talk or laugh?
I walk into a room filled with dead expressions
Author's note: While Power Poetry covers a multitude of causes, I've noticed that there are two in particular that are largely avoided--elder care and death.
You may be gone, gone past all returning,
But I'll hold you like a candle in my heart.
And I know that this candle will keep burning,
Until my memories have flown apart.
Forgetting the world around me,in favor of the yester year,
I fight the forgetfulness,the paralyzing fear
Pitying eye and cruel words, they look at me and see,
Be Strong
Stay Strong
For years I have seen you weakened
For years I have longed for you in my life
For years I listened and hoped in your ideas, promises,
only to be hurt time and time
