Dementia.......Death ....... [dementia; Aging; Death; Short; Personal; Ph-Inspired] Poem by Bri Edwards

Dementia.......Death ....... [dementia; Aging; Death; Short; Personal; Ph-Inspired]



If someday oblivion, my human past, does bury,
I'm sure for some, but not for me, it will be scary.

I'll be the lucky one; no longer will I have worries,
as, around me, one or more of my caretakers scurries.

Well, I HOPE I'll have no worries IF it does happen,
and I'd hope that your willpower, it doesn't sappen.

And when my mind is fuzzy and doesn't remember,
I hope I'll die quickly, like some worn out, dying ember.

(October 2,2014)

Thursday, October 2, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: old age
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
by 'sappen' i mean to deplete the energy of/to lessen [from the verb 'sap'].
some of the wording of the first line is borrowed from a poem by PH member Khairul Ahsan, 'The Language Of Dementia'. i recommend it; it is not 'totally' depressing. i left a comment at his poem; this poem is part of my comment.
thanks, Khairul. :) bri

p.s. i just reviewed the poem, above, adding two little words, 'of my', AND catching what could have been an embarrassing ERROR! ! ! i had typed 'you're' instead of 'your'. oops! ! i also broke the first stanza into two stanzas; the last two stanzas already were just two lines each. i also capitalized '
IF'. the word 'your' does not refer to anyone in particular, but in 'Khairul's' case it could be his wife. well, it could be my wife in my case, if she is still around. i'll feel sorry for her from the bottom of my dementia.: (
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 06 October 2014

Dementia used to scare you before! By constant encounter with that word, you seem to have got over your initial fright! Please know, being surrounded by caretakers is no fun! Though dementia is not as pleasant as you describe, be assured, it is not going to attack a (crazy/ humorous?) guy like Bri! Enjoyed!

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Noreen Carden 03 October 2014

A horrible horrible disease gets the Bri treatment and for sure its a subject that requires a humourous way of dealing with it. Good on ya Bri. Im very impressed by this poem.

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Dr Pintu Mahakul 02 October 2014

There is dementia of death every where. But well I hope I will have no worries. Well feelings with perfect perception. Beautiful poem.

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