The Pain From His Eyes

Today I awaken to a thick black cloud Low pressure is heavy on my head To wake up to such a dismal day How I yearn for the sunshine instead For me the sun will shine again I know that this will happen For my dearest brother and his dear wife This thick black cloud is here for life For even when the sun does shine A thick black cloud hangs overhead Alzheimer’s disease is there all the time As it worms its way deep inside her head It breaks my heart to see her decline From a loving mother and wife She now needs help to continue living Alzheimer’s affects the whole family’s life On rising each day my brother must have pressure crushing down hard on his head the blackest, darkest, heaviest cloud such trepidation for the day that’s ahead Unable to express his deepest thoughts He gets on with his life instead But cannot hide the sadness in his eyes his feelings he seems to internalize Of course this disease is in his head too No escaping the carnage arising He cannot ignore, for in front of his eyes is this evil disease, he is truly despising One day I pray his sun will arise As slowly it removes all pain from his eyes But of course this will mean his dear wife will have gone To a much kinder place where her soul will live on Written for my dearest brother and sister-in-law 25th November 2018 1st Place Contest Name STRAND CHOICE Sponsor Brian Strand