Aug. 16, 2011 For the Contest of Constance La France ~ A Rambling Poet ~ "I Fancy Another Sad Poem"
_________________________________________________________________________
My stepdad, stricken with a terrible disease, suffered for over a decade as his mind slowly unraveled. Bits and pieces of it vanished. He had to be removed from the house in which he'd helped Mom raise all of us kids. At the rest home, seeped in dementia and confused by a recent surgery whose aim he could not comprehend, he cried out helplessly, but seeing our mom, he took her hand and gently whispered, "You're the one I've been thinking of."
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.