Dementia
How long before my memory fades
How often will I forget your name?
Will my mind be forever robbed
Of laughter, sorrow and pain?
When I can no longer find them
Where will my memories go?
Will you know that I still love you
When your face I no longer know?
Will dementia drive me insane
Will I scream out, but have no voice?
Will my body shut down in protest
Will I simply have no choice?
Will my mind just wander
Or be locked up in another place?
Will dreams turn into nightmares
Where I run a never ending race?
In search of distant memories
Looking for a friendly face.
Will dementia rob me of my life
And take me from this place?
The home that we have shared
The family we have reared.
I'm so afraid to lose it all
As if it were never there.
I prey dear God, don't let it happen
Don't let dementia take from me.
The only thing I've left in life
My memories!
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