Faces … fading … from sight
Holding on … with all your might
Is that how I am … too
Am I far away …from you
Am I blurring … fading fast
How long will my face last
Do you wonder … who I am
Can you see … me … am I
F.A.D.I.N.G. … from you?
Copyright/ Sheila Grimes/ March 20, 2014
Voices … trip your memory
You’ve misplaced …a face
To the wall …of pictures
A memory … to replace
Sometimes …they … last
Sometimes … fade away
Your … wall of pictures
Help … memories … stay.
Copyright/ Sheila Grimes/ May 18, 2013
Mother’s wall of pictures has been helpful when she draws blanks remembering people and faces. Usually she sees the picture and knows who she’s talked to on the phone. We are all fading to some degree from her memory. If I say the full name (first, middle, last) of her kids, she smiles, but I’m afraid Alzheimer’s is swallowing us up!
Hi, I'm Sheila. My Mother struggled with Alzheimer's disease. When one person in a family is sick, all suffer, same for Alzheimer's. I wrote to de-stress. Thanks for reading!
