The D Word
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dementia wields a boundless blight
it strips the mighty of their might -
divests the brightest of their light
and twists their daytime into night
and for what ends, pray tell -
to bring this world a bit more hell?
dementia yields deep, frenzied fear -
makes foreign what we once held dear
and turns each hour a darkened year
with weep that will not cry ONE tear
and for what ends, oh pray -
to squeeze the sweet of life away?
dementia chokes each memory
and drowns it midst a barren sea
to leave a soul, once fair and free
devoid of what it thus should be
and for what ends, I ask -
to gift the devil one more task??
dementia makes the worst of hells
to leave our dear ones empty shells
untold, those precious joys it quells
and deaths of darkness, it compels
and for what ends, is this -
to cheat our last breath … of its kiss?!?
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden, January 26, 2023
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2023
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