May the Only Thing One Remembers

(On Having Alzheimer's Disease) Pondering words for some lines that may rhyme Trying once more for a poem to pop up just in time Shaking hands while scribbling of a thought now so scarce Soaring afar to nowhere, to the moon or to Mars. The vastness of the space offers nothing but void To an irreconcilable mind not even by Gestalt or Freud When isolation from remembrance should stand as a force One cannot react to either luck or a curse Detained in confusion and learning to retard Senses are dulled and perception are blurred But the journey is not over as others are expectant For you to show up the same witty and vibrant A friend would wish you'd be freed from detention From that cell so gloomy and akin to oblivion Sympathetic and tearful as love ones hear of your case When the doctor declares you have Alzheimer's Disease It's no use of regretting or of crying some more That to shed a tear is not at all a cure But a smile to show is cheering in waking up each day May the only thing one remembers before departing our way. Date & Time of Writing: December 28, 2011 2:05pm – 2:42pm I just happened to watch Ronald Reagan's hilarious moments and his finals days suffering with Alzheimer's Disease as posted in the internet.