poem- before the diagnosis | Shawn L. Bird

poem- before the diagnosis November 19, 2020

Filed under: poem,Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 10:26 am
Tags: dementia, elderly, loss, poem, poetry

I already knew.

In the photos

her smile flounders

before it finds her eyes.

She is missing,

though her body

moves, leaves the kettle

to boil dry, starts something

for dinner, while the last

idea burns.

2 Responses to “poem- before the diagnosis”

Lesley Says:
November 19, 2020 at 11:48 am
So poignant Shawn. You just painted a picture of my mother who had Alzheimers and died18 years ago on Nov. 1st.

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- Shawn L. Bird Says:
  November 19, 2020 at 2:18 pm
  My sympathies. That fading is so sad to see.
  
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