Dementia do I know you...
Hello there...
Nice to meet you
Do I know you?
I'm sure I've seen you before...
Strange to see me
Long grey hair
I'm only thirty two
How is this possible
I'm full of confusion
I had a story before you
If you delve into my eyes you'll discover more than just my old skin
You will have seen the confetti and heard the wedding bells ring
Keep looking and you'll feel what I feel
My vacant eyes pierce my train of thought
Do I know you?
I'm sure I've seen you before...
Where is my lipstick and cocktail dress
Help me out
How is my thinking such a mess?
The face gives me no answer
Instead the eyes tell me more
Do I know you?
I'm sure I've seen you before...
I'm the person who has 4 children
Betty, John, Mary but I can't remember the oldest one
Why?
Why can't I remember?
The cold look of how do I live
I stared back and couldn't breathe
I'm safe, comfortable and warm
A stranger but I mean no harm
Do I know you?
I'm sure I've seen you before...
Do I carry on being me
I can't remember where I sleep
For worrying creeps in so where's my coat
I don't recognise here
I'm all alone
You are not what I remember but then again I can't decipher
As I come closer to the mirror I do know you
Ee my god! Is that me?!
What the hell do I look like?!
A slight glance away...
Hello there..
Do I know you?
I'm sure I've seen you before...
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loved reading your work!!!
Great write
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Sana :)
Thanks very much sana ?
There is so much truth in what you have written Wayne...the confusion, the conviction, the repetition, the missing chunks of a life that was filled but has now regressed..so much included in here to throw a light on how so many are going through this unasked or unplanned dementia journey.- A sensitive and gentle piece very well executed and a bitter sweet pleasure to read, Thank you so much for sharing xxx
Lodigiana
Im bowled over from what you have said about this piece, it's very personal and vivid everyday to me, and it's so unfortunate that it has to be written in the first place, this tragic disease needs to be more funded to research the answers to get rid! Thank you so much! Hope your mam is ok x