MEMORY THIEF

Stored in available space,
Events, innocence couldn't face

"Your attitude is awful!
I've had enough of you today."
.....Daddy God, please
Make all the sad words, go away

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You never grieved
You never cried
The Earth is fresh
Grave is dug
Never mess
With your empty mug

....leave it all behind

"Sit down before I bust your butt"
Humanity has left a rut
Baby bottoms blistered red
With rage...ancestors fed

The tide is too high
I'm gonna die
Just make it fast
No one wants suffering to last

....past the ability to grieve

Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-20-2024
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 7/20/2024 5:09:00 PM
your poem is heartbreaking on so many levels Trudy, living with or having contact with someone with dementia/Alzheimer's/ memory loss is so hard to bare and you grief long before they have passed for the person they once were. hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 7/21/2024 3:20:00 AM
I can relate to the poem and knw how difficult it must have been to put your thoughts on paper ,i felt emotional reading it and sadly many can relate to this Trudy. sending massive hugs Jan xx
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Trudy Schrader
Date: 7/21/2024 3:12:00 AM
This one was very difficult to write, but it sure helped with my processing. Thank you for your compassion and backatchya on the hugs :)
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