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Cruel Fate

HE~

He has met her before

He knows that

Maybe once or twice 

Yet, where and when he is just not sure


SHE~

He is in good spirits today

I think he remembers me

Yet , yesterday he asked my me name

Shouted at me to go away


TOGETHER~

Fifty-three years wed

A loving , happy marriage 

Kindred spirits, best friends

Now , strangers navigating the unknown instead

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Paul Bell Date: 6/21/2025 4:54:00 AM The end of time in many ways. People are living longer, but maybe not better. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:22:00 AM Thank you Paul....l.value your thoughts and comment! Debx

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 6/20/2025 9:33:00 AM Hi Deb powerful poem and such wonderful touching moments, even though we pick up they have dementia, the last line is touching because they are now navigating the unknown, but together. So well crafted and penned, well said dear friend - hugs and blessings Jennifer. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:21:00 AM Hello lovely Jen....thankyou as always for such a kind comment! Hope you are well! Debx

Kim Rodrigues Date: 6/19/2025 5:36:00 AM Wow, quite impactful! Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:20:00 AM Hey Kim....thankyou so much! Debx

Maria Williams Date: 6/19/2025 4:23:00 AM Dear Deb, This is so tender and deeply moving. The shift from familiarity to fragility is captured with such grace. The contrast between He, She, and Together paints a quiet heartbreak that so many know too well...Hugs Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:19:00 AM Thankyou so much Maria for your gracious words...such an incredibly sad disease for all.involved! Debx

Gershon Wolf Date: 6/18/2025 8:43:00 PM Oy. This hit me like a pinch to the solar plexus, Deb. 53 YEARS. Oy. You might publish this as a VERY effective advertisement for Alzheimer's research. ~ Gershon Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:18:00 AM Oh thanks BB l always appreciate your thoughts! Debx

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 6/11/2025 3:44:00 AM wow! how poignant and well penned. Truly your poem captured the essence of an aging couple (like my own parents) with which dementia or Alzheimer's has taken its toll. Lovely. Yellow Rose Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:17:00 AM Thanks YR appreciate your kind words! Debx

Hilda Greenhough Date: 5/29/2025 3:07:00 PM I feel the sadness. Old age is a lonely place. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:16:00 AM Indeed it is Hilda....thankyou....Debx

Terry Flood Date: 5/28/2025 4:03:00 PM Dementia is an awful ailment for everyone it touches. How awful it must be to give your all to someone who doesn’t even remember you. So well described, Deb. Terry Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:15:00 AM So true Terry...a sad and cruel disease for all concerned! Thanks buddy....Debx

Panagiota Romios Date: 5/27/2025 9:28:00 PM Deb I wonder the statistics on thi I simply mean, people see the outside of a retionship. Rarely wii couples air grievances against one another in public,. Nonettheless, love the poem. Best wishes. Your FOF, Pangie xxxx Login to Reply Deb M Date: 6/23/2025 12:14:00 AM Hello and thankyou my lovely FOF! Hope you are happy and healthy my friend! Debx

Joe Dimino Date: 5/25/2025 6:10:00 AM Well said; the 53 years of togetherness should be the focus. Best of luck in contest. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 5/25/2025 10:01:00 AM Hi Joe….its not for a contest ha….Debx

Ilene Bauer Date: 5/24/2025 2:17:00 PM so sad, but very creatively expressed, deb! wonderful! Login to Reply Deb M Date: 5/26/2025 1:05:00 AM Thankyou Ilene for such a nice comment! Debx

Oliver Mckeithan Date: 5/24/2025 12:57:00 PM Poignant Deb. 53 yrs of a great marriage it must break her heart. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 5/25/2025 10:01:00 AM Hi Oliver…thanks so much…Debx

Lin Lane Date: 5/24/2025 10:46:00 AM What a heart wrenching situation that must be for everyone. Login to Reply Deb M Date: 5/25/2025 10:01:00 AM Thanks Lin….Debx

Paula Goldsmith Date: 5/24/2025 10:34:00 AM I enjoyed reading your creative "Cruel Fate" write. Life and people change. WOW!!! Fifty-three years wed. Congratulations. Have a great weekend....... Login to Reply Deb M Date: 5/24/2025 10:41:00 AM Thankyou dear Paula....its actually a fiction write! Debx