Caregiver Ii Poem by LeeAnn Azzopardi

When yr mum puts her used test strips
In yr Diet Coke
It's about that time to leave
You don't know whether to laugh
Or cry
But you know yr Coke is ruined
Though, you drink it anyway
Because you're short in supply
And hate to waste it
You can't get angry
Because she's disappearing
Her former self is lost in memory
You got to be patient
Because it's a virtue
But every day is a struggle
You're losing yourself
As a caregiver
But the poet inside of you
Is frustrated
She wants to go NYC
But you tell her "No! "
You got to protect yr mum
You'll leave when she passes away
"Cool it" you say finally
And another day passes
As you die more