Dear Dementia

 Dear Dementia, 

You killed Grandma. 

Stripped the words from her tongue, 

Peeled the memories off her skin,  

Although she remains breathing  

Dear Dementia,  

I wish you could know how it feels to mourn the loss of  

the ones still living 

You see, loving a loved one as their brain disintegrates 

 is the hardest thing to do as we are forced to see  

their minds break, 

Memories flake, 

For god’s sake, my core aches  

Her words stumble to recall my first name. 

Dear Dementia  

Dear Dementia,  

To my husband and kids, 

To my grandchildren, 

I cannot remember your names, 

I can’t remember the faces who pose in my bed side picture frames 

Dear dementia, 

I can't remember where I’ve hidden the creamer 

 i've been told I like drinking. 

My mind spins as I search for the words but 

 my brain is dark, 

No longer a spark. 

It’s cloudy in here and although I can see, I don’t get how this could be  

Defeat Is the air I breath as I no longer recall what hope feels like 

For the ones I love shall never forget that times where I could still remember 

Dear Dementia.