E. Pearl Anderson Poet Rhyme

Together Though Apart

He didn’t recall events,
But remembered my name
Dementia clouded reality
Nothing ever the same

But, still, we did all together
He depended on me…and,
I depended on him;
Strange how that was in the end
                       E. Pearl Anderson

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Jeanette Swan January 30, 2024 at 6:44 PM This must have been a time with sadness. I like how you find a blessing in the middle of the frustrations of dementia, how you still had mutual dependence even though this was unexpected. J E. Pearl Anderson September 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM Thank you.