Dementia


I remember when you were young 
You and I had so much fun 
You were funny you were kind 
I never thought you'd lose your mind

But now I've seen you fade away
The shell of a man you are today
It started whith your memory lost
We knew that you would pay the cost

You forgot your own wife's name
Though you knew you loved her just the same 
The doctors gave you the sad news
Everything you were you'd lose 

Although you're not the friend I knew
I will  still stand by you
I'll try to give you some support 
I know you tried I know you fought

This awful disease has robbed your wife
Of the husband she swore to have for life 
It's robbed your children of their dad
And robbed me of the friend I had

And you're  just one and that's a fact
There are many who will not come back
This terrible disease must be ended 
Though the broken lives will not be mended

And  I pray they'll find a way
To stop dementia one day
And then this scurge will lose its power 
And we will celebrate the very hour

5th gradeagebest friendrhyme

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Keyonda Aldana

October 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM

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Kim Rodrigues

October 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM

A difficult disease, claiming one’s life before they die. It is good to stay friends though one-sided. Perhaps, somewhere inside they know what you are doing for them.