May the Only Thing One Remembers
(On Having Alzheimer's Disease)
Pondering words for some lines that may rhyme
Trying once more for a poem to pop up just in time
Shaking hands while scribbling of a thought now so scarce
Soaring afar to nowhere, to the moon or to Mars.
The vastness of the space offers nothing but void
To an irreconcilable mind not even by Gestalt or Freud
When isolation from remembrance should stand as a force
One cannot react to either luck or a curse
Detained in confusion and learning to retard
Senses are dulled and perception are blurred
But the journey is not over as others are expectant
For you to show up the same witty and vibrant
A friend would wish you'd be freed from detention
From that cell so gloomy and akin to oblivion
Sympathetic and tearful as love ones hear of your case
When the doctor declares you have Alzheimer's Disease
It's no use of regretting or of crying some more
That to shed a tear is not at all a cure
But a smile to show is cheering in waking up each day
May the only thing one remembers before departing our way.
Date & Time of Writing:
December 28, 2011
2:05pm – 2:42pm
I just happened to watch Ronald Reagan's hilarious moments and his finals days suffering with Alzheimer's Disease as posted in the internet.
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