Forgotten

w c

Forgotten

 

He forgets something every day

A favorite book a favorite face

Recalled well in times gone passed

Now forgotten when he’s asked

 

Many attempts to find the answer

Fail to excise the mental cancer

Until again the mind works well

Recalling facts so easy to tell

 

And for a time all is good

When navigating his mental neighborhood

With the houses in their places

And occupied with familiar faces

 

Then again his mind freezes

And the thief steals and seizes

Taking from the memories stored

Familiarity and facts galore

 

Some days he endures the storm

And finds himself lost and torn

Somewhere between the new and old

With his disease unrelenting and cold

 

  • Author: w c (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 14th, 2018 00:12
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Michael Edwards

    So well penned and so sad - great write w.c.

    • w c

      Thanks Michael. I appreciate your response. Yes, it is sad poem.

    • orchidee

      Thoughtful write wc.

      • w c

        Thanks orchidee. I appreciate your comment.

      • Accidental Poet

        Very sad, but brings to mind the daily struggles of someone fighting Dementia or Alzheimer's (which my adoptive mother passed from). Thanks for sharing WC.

        • w c

          Yes, this poem is very sad. I struggled whether or not to share it.

        • poelove

          this poem evekes so much empathy in me. Ive seen the damage done and (as we all should) I fear the damage to come...good thought provoking write on a subject that I fear eventually will effect all of us...peace

          • w c

            Thanks poelove! I really appreciate your comment ,



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