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Dementia / who selects our memories ?
 

Selective Memory Yesterday's memories made new again. never let me forget I hold onto pieces of my life in my mind- The day that I forget, is the day that I have nothing left. Who selects these memory samples? The smile, the one dimple the pinch-able cheeks.Chin with cleft.. To love you was so simple.Love reasoned out in tantrums and pouts-- Pull the plug Old water down the drain new rain in water spouts- transferred hugs-on memory lane. I hold onto those pieces of my life,fresh new dresses twirling -twirling,hair curling, curling - falling tresses of festive locks. I invested in no bad stock. We dance in our memories with great ambition- every move precision - Who made this decision? Not aware of why these memories were chosen by the selector to re-main. I hold onto pieces of my life in my mind- The day that I forget, is the day that I have nothing left.

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Date: 7/15/2014 5:55:00 AM
Very expressive and descriptive work..Sara
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Date: 7/24/2015 10:36:00 PM
ty 4 saying so
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Date: 7/15/2014 8:20:00 AM
Blessings and love *Sara Kendrick Thank you for reading- Yes Alzheimer is very scary... leaving me with questions...as to why we remember certain parts of our lives and not others- which somehow seem more important.

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