Forgotten Memories
( FORGOTTEN MEMORIES )
My grandma is getting older, dementia is taking a grip.
She always calls by the wrong name, she said its just a slip.
I worry about her every day, her nursing home is like a cage.
My dad says its part of life, the forgetting is part of her age.
She`s always missing appointments, she says she`s running late.
The whole family feels for her, but she says she`s doing great.
Last week she forgot her clothes, and came to us in the buff.
Mom was taking it pretty hard, and said its affecting her rough.
The doctors said its getting worse, the medicene its not helping.
Just yesterday she howled like a dog, and then started yelping.
Alzheimers is another name, that affects a persons brain.
One minute they are laughing hard, the next they go insane.
I feel bad for my grandma, I hate seeing her act like this.
She really means the world to me, a thing you dont dismiss.
Forgotten memories came alot for her, she`ll never be the same.
I wish that there was a cure for this, it is a crying shame.
Copyright © Jasmine Cruz | Year Posted 2014
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