Dementia’s Cruel Kiss

Dementia’s Cruel Kiss

There were clearly things lost

within himself

quite unlike any puzzle or maze

he had previously

   known or ever got lost in before ..

I know what I know

   and I know what I saw, he said ..

Yet still, I’m not able

   to make sense of them no more ..

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I have 11 anthrax shots. Effecting my memory. Dementia is a common illness for us old soldiers. It is sad to lose your memories. I watched my dear grandparent. Lose their memories. Thank you Neville for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Neville]

its hard to forgive them for doing that .. I had a massive cocktail but was never told what it contained .. I do know most couldn't walk straight for days yet were forced to go on a route march .. thank you for sharing that part of you Coyote .. Neville

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

this is a very difficult topic to talk about and you approached it with caution and care. dementia is such a cruel disease, as without one's memory are we even human? did we even live the life we had? and it raises many difficult questions for the family. my uncle suffered alzheimers' in his last years. it was hard to get my head around the fact he was once the cool uncle - very active, well-read, and conversational. he was a shell of his former self, but i still loved him. and i carry his memory and legacy wherever i go.

[Neville]

Bless you Ern my dear literary friend .. Neville

[Lorry]

When a loved one suffers with dementia, we all suffer. What may be crystal clear in their mind is just another reason to doubt your own sanity in yours.
I know not the reason behind it and perhaps it is to save their mind from a worse fate, but what I do know is that dementia is a complete b***h and I pray to a god I don't believe in that it stays the hell away from me!

[Neville]

I can but thank you Loz for each of those well placed good intentioned words and emphasise while I still can that I wholeheartedly agree with every single one of the, .. Cheers mate, Neville 😎🐧..☃️👍xx