When Time Slips Away

Hello mom, hello dad, aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, sister, brother…
Do you remember me? Remember when we danced in the rain? 
Played pranks on the neighbor next door?
Danny has another seashell for you, he wants to know if you still have the one from last summer?

To all these you could not remember any
This disease took a lot from you
Slowly you forget the little things
Then the big things

Now all I get is a tone of hate and anger 
I feel you are yelling inside 
and that is the new way you can talk to me
I am at a loss myself on how to make it better
But one day at a time we will be fine

The raindrops now remind me 
of the endless tears I cry
Wiping these tears 
tell me how your memory is drying out
Slowly I am loosing you and at times I think you just playing another prank
Of not doing something or not remembering 

You are lost at sea 
and can’t remember when you wandered off
You say things not relevant to the situation
And as time slowly ticks away
I cannot bring you back to shore

I miss the meals you brought me in bed
And how you loved to be the best dressed person in the room
One moment you are here 
and the next you just wander off 
You talk to yourself and say things out of context.

Yesterday you forgot who I was
And when I mention Danny, you ask “who is he”
And when I try to talk to you
 all I get are grunts and rants about other things
I am here with you now and always
We will get through this together. 
Even though the spark is dying
We will make the best of now

I will look out for those moments when the spark lights up and your fire burns with the memories locked up inside of you.

Copyright © Selash Susu | Year Posted 2023

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