Early Onset Dementia

Each day a new memory is lost. 

As if reality is a series of nothingness. 

So that things that just happened-

Can be undone. 

It feels like the past can be shifted by a whisper. 

The voices tell me it’s dangerous to remember…

I can feel some pain that I can’t remember…

It is as if there is some kind of crisis that I forgot about…

But each new day, there is a chance to undo.

Which is refreshing. 

Even as my family waves goodbye.
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September 5, 2022 at 1:52 PM
A very tender and touching poem. I'm sure that many can relate to the sentiments expressed.
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