The Most Cruel Disease

The Most Cruel Disease By Elton Camp Len Mosley was quite a man in his day Little bad about him could anyone say The life he lived was anyone’s dream He had everything in life, it did seem Happy and alert when he was a child, Len was cheerful and always smiled He became a teen, handsome & strong Little in his life turned out to be wrong And his intelligence was exceptional too With his IQ, there was little he couldn’t do After college, Len returned and took a wife The two came to have a happy family life With four children the couple were blessed And in his chosen career Len progressed The high school principal he finally became By work and integrity, he added to his name When he grew older, a change all could see He was no longer the man that he used to be Len became confused as to what he should do As time passed, even more severe it grew The doctor’s sad diagnosis finally came in “I’m sorry, but it is Alzheimer’s my friend.” Len struggled against it as hard as he could That it was hopeless, his family understood Finally, his children he couldn’t even recognize For all of the brightness and light left his eyes His family took care of Len in his own home, But he began to leave and alone he’d roam He was unaware that danger had come near When over a hill, a Mack truck did appear Both horn and brakes the truck driver tried But it was to no avail and that day Len died Alzheimer’s disease had destroyed his mind To Len, that fate was the one most unkind