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That Was Then This Is Now

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For: That was then, this is now Poetry Contest
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Then is life that's passed, its memories encoded in the brain, permanently, you would think, and yet, This is now and it has a name; dementia they say, a Latin word they say (demens is demons I say), a medical certainty they say, and yet I hold on to just a single day, just today, no memory of the past no memory of the future as it passes; today, only for today, please say my name and remember.

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Ink Empress

Date: 5/5/2024 11:56:00 AM

Dear chetta, well woven write, on a subject that is very deep. I love the way your lines flow and how youv especially written “ This is now and it has a name; dementia they say, a Latin word they say (demens is demons I say), a medical certainty they say, and yet I hold on to just a single day, just today,“ dementia is something thats not easy to deal with, whether it is loved ones o u. Your way with expressing always has that evocative touch. The ending hits deep! Congratulations on your win

Chetta Achara
Date: 5/5/2024 12:11:00 PM

Thank you so much. My late husband suffered with dementia, so the poem us quite personal to me.