- Thoughts of a dementia patient
Faces and memories,
Lost in time and space,
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now i am putting the PH link for this poem (and also your name as the author, or course!) into my/our 'showcase by and for PH poets' for July 2017. this month's showcase is poems all (except one) by male poets. thanks. bri :)
i reread after you reached the semifinals? of the 2013 contest. i still like it! and i even remembered it....sort of. :) bri i last left a comment almost a year ago! congratulations.
This has touched me Greg! How you manage to bring us into the mind of this lost sole! I am losing my dad to this! (little tear shed) Stevie
A very poignant poem. Particularly so, as I have a beloved aunt who is suffering from dementia. Beautifully written. Love it. Dawn xx
This is just beautiful! Not to angst ridden...bittersweet truth is fostered in these words. Inspired and inspiring writing.
I NOW plan to put this into my Feb.-March 2023 showcase. When will humans all decide and plan for humanitarian euthanasia for senile and similarly-disabled humans? ? 'Never' is my guess. ; ( bri