Michael Degenhardt Poet Free verse

Remembering Today

As dementia settles into my aged mind
I am yet able to remember those days
Those memories of yesterday stay clear
But recent thoughts are disappearing
I can no longer drive my old car
Nor can I walk to the store myself
I am but a victim to the here and now
But yet, I still remember the yesterdays
It is the today that gives me problems

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Christopher Higgins November 3, 2008 at 4:59 PM Michael this is amazing write. I am there looking at this soul, angry with not being able to remember the simplest thing. I am moved because the moment I started reading the piece I was taken back to one of my favorite movie the notebook and how it affected the characters. I truly loved this piece. great job. Thank you for all your wonderful comments on my work. Chris.

November 3, 2008 at 4:58 PM I like the first person point of view in this poem. It gives a personal feel to this devastating disease. This is a heartfelt piece. Thank you for sharing it. Karen

Nigel Fawcett November 3, 2008 at 12:58 PM Well written Michael, and so accurately described. You could have been writing about my father in the years before he passed. Thank your for your helpful comments. I have been thick with sore-throat and headache these last couple of days and clicked on Lanterne when I really meant Crystalline. Maybe you were writing about me and not my father after all! Nigel

Barbara Gorelick November 2, 2008 at 6:24 PM . This is a picture of aging that tears your heart. I'm getting close enough that it scares the hell( excuse please).. out of me. Great writing. BG