as memories fade
and even find themselves lost
losing you is worse.
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Teddy.15 (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Seems unjust to write a senryu about Dimentia but today this is what I have done, there is so much more to say and I will in a longer version, written through the eyes of the one who has this awful crippling disease, one of my dearest friends is going through it and it's pressing on her eyes and she is going slowly blind. Her greatest love is to read, and now she no longer can, she tells me she wants to see and to remember her grandchildren and all whom she loves โค๏ธ
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Sad and touching all that we are is our memories and to loose them is to loose ourselves. My grandfather went blind in his later years and said that it was the worst loss not being able to read his paper or books that he adored. A poignant write my friend
Thank you so much, I met with her before Christmas and we had a special moment alone, she was completely with me, she told me some things like how she wished she wasn't here at all because it was most annoying. In crowds and groups she is almost transparent because obviously she can not keep up with everyone and I see she gets most frustrated, I see her as she was and as she is and it does bring tears especially her eye sight as she has young grandchildren. Thank you for your compassion dearest sorrenbarret ๐น
Close to my heart, lost several family due to dementia way before they died. Thank you for scribing this ๐๐ป๐
Thank you so much dear arqios ๐น
Wow. This is heartbreaking. You write this with love and empathy, sweet Teddy.
Thank you dearest Thomas. ๐น
How sad and true. I can relate. It does seem unjust, but unfortunately life is not fair. Your senryu encapsulates how a loved one disappears before passing.
Dear Thoughtless thank you so.much. ๐น
You are welcome.
As I myself have witnessed this happen to both my deceased adoptive parents and now my sister, I understand this hurt and pain of watching someone experience this awful disease. I wish only the best for you and your friend Teddy. ๐น๐ซ
Thank you dearest A.P unjust for one let alone two. Big hugs ๐ค๐น
Life happens to all of us. ๐
I know all about dementia Teddy, my wife had it and died from it five years ago. I would not wish it on anybody. I say to people that if you have not lived 24/7 with somebody who has it you have no ******* idea what it is like. When Joyce passed it was a release for both of us.
Andy
Yes, I am incredibly close to.my friend and I see what her husband now has to do I believe we don't have the experience for 24 hours although those who love can see it. I do I see my dear friend's smiling yet struggling deeply with so much sadness. Thank you. ๐น
So poignant dear Teddy. I am so sorry that one of your dearest friends has this terrible disease. It is hard for loved ones to witness the decline. Going through this with my aunt at the moment. Your authorโs note is heart breaking as is your senryu. Your friendโs sight being affected makes the whole situation more distressing for her. So sorry. ๐๐น๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Thank you for your compassion my dearest Cassie, she is also my only English friend I have here so it's harder because when she speaks she speaks in my language so it's so very clear, she is an amazing woman most intelligent read woman I've met but now it's all fading to quick, I can no longer write messages to her like I've always done nor send her my poems or funny things I find interesting for her to read, I've had a magic moment with her just me and her before Xmas a very special lunch indeed. Thank you my dear friend, I am too so sorry for your aunty. ๐น ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐๐น๐
A poignant and hard-hitting senryu! I'm sure most people will at least know of someone who is in this same situation! I wouldn't wish such a fate on anyone! So sad!
Thank you dear friend, such an amazing treat to see you back, we've seemingly lost a few of us over the past year so I cannot tell you how lovely it is to see you! ๐น
Thank you for the welcome back, my friend! I don't write as much poetry as I used to do, being more occupied with writing songs, but I'll be adding something soon!
Alzheimer's and dementia is alarming and it is so difficult to watch our loved one's suffer through it, while we suffer watching it happen. My mother and my wife's father both suffered this fate and all we could do is watch as the stong people that they were wasted away.
Thank you for sharing. ๐น
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