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Alzheimers

She remembers her childhood like it was today she remembers her friends and the games that they*d play she remembers both when and where they used to roam but she cannot remember how she can get home She remembers the places of long, long ago when she was a girl and could run through the snow she remembers the colors and smells of the hay but she cannot remember where she is today She remembers her parents and things they would do the best one of all was her trip to the zoo she remembers some things telling lies in her head but she cannot remember where she keeps her bed Her memories are wonders for her to behold of outings, vacations, and things she was told it all seems brand new and so fresh in her mind but she cannot recall who was just left behind She remembers a world which is gone far away she remembers a world which does not fit today she remembers some things, and she knows they were good but she cannot remember who feeds her the food Her husband, and children have faded away the home that she lived in is gone in the gray her dusted up memories are now her today but she cannot remember why things are this way

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Date: 12/13/2010 6:10:00 PM
Sad thoughts, my inlaws are in this state and it is so sad to see them forget even their family.... Welcome to poetry soup! I have enjoyed reading your works today, Andrew!
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