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Her Mind Growing Blank

Images and haze spilling from nowhere,
Like a faint whisper mumbled then aligned
In hours distant as life’s crushed timepiece… * 
She gazes at the mirror; how unfamiliar
Could this face look   pieced into a broken puzzle…
Her vacant mind gone in wasteland of dead roses.

                               ~
And a gentleman reaches out for one mild waltz;
His fragrance and the song bring tears of nostalgia
Yet memory grows blank while smog chokes her head
Into obscure nights of brittle rain          )     …
That her arm slouches under a dim lamplight
Pleading on glimpses to take her… away, away..  ~


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'Help Raise Alzheimer's Awareness'

Broken Wings' Contest: Two Stanzas - Two Only
7.24.2016
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Kimathi Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Hi Nette. Congrats for your placement with this brilliant piece!! ;-)
Fraser Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 2:59 AM
Congrats on a win well worthy of the prize Nette. Your words are deep and profound. Blessings Carl
Allison Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 3:51 PM
I wish there was more awareness of this sad sad condition - many congrats on your win Nette:-) hugs jan xxx
Warrior Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 3:29 PM
Congrats! nette on your win...sad but true my friend...god bless...^WW^
Scars Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 3:16 PM
Nette, back to say congrats on this heart-string tearing poem..well written lady..:)-luloo
Lane Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 3:02 PM
Hi nette. Congrats on this one. Hugs. ~ Lin ~
Turner Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 6:02 AM
So sad. Once the mind is broken it just never reconnects. Just like erasing a chalkboard. Good luck, nette.
Vaso Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 12:16 AM
You have expressed this so well, so romantically, its a terrible thought to think "you dont know what you dont know" Hugs
Paras Avatar
July 23, 2016 at 5:11 PM
Okay, you made me bleed, woman. A supreme poem that shows you at your remarkable best. Tender, heartfelt and emphatic without going overboard! I see you won in many contests--- congratulations, muse of all verses!
Marty Avatar
July 23, 2016 at 5:00 PM
You came through with this astonishing poetry! The second stanza gave me goosebumps although I never experienced this ailment in the family. You have a compassionate pwn!
Mara Avatar
July 23, 2016 at 4:54 PM
My, this stirred my heart as I saw my aunt slip away from dementia/ alzheimer's. A top-rate poem with a unique theme!
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