Paulette Calasibetta Poet Rhyme

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At an assisted living facility it isn't hard to witness, once vital and productive individuals, who have been robbed of their being, from memory loss.  I ask WHERE DID THEY GO?

  

 

 

 

 

Where Did They Go

Where did they go
                               Now they have arrived;
                               Hunched over walkers
                            With tennis balls and glides.

                                  Where did they go
                              Staring blindly into space;
                                 Smiling and nodding
                                  Yet no recognition,
                                   Of a familiar face.

                                  Where did they go
                                Their world cloistered
                                  In clear confusion;
                               Where identity and truth
                           Live in fantasy, bundled in delusion.

                                  WHERE DID THEY GO?




January 9, 2017

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Joseph May January 16, 2017 at 10:12 PM A sad reality...Very well expressed Paulette

Heidi Sands January 14, 2017 at 3:02 PM Sad, and yet so well written describing this.

Chris Green January 9, 2017 at 11:54 AM This is so sad Paulette, getting old like that really sucks though maybe in their minds they don't even realize it.