Sundowning Poem by Indira Renganathan

The sun is setting
With a beautiful hue
Tired of a daylong labour though

Fatigued he's back home
Chipped off by a load of thoughts
A different split person now
'Blabbering' starts
With a different hue

A leave for one night
The sun is off
A leave for one night
The man too is off

But sleepless like the sun
Rises next morning afresh
Yet don't trust
Cheating normalcy
Back in the cycle



Note: Sundowning, or sundown syndrome, is a neurological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in patients
with delirium or some form of dementia. Most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease,
but also found in those with other forms of dementia, the term "sundowning" was coined due to the timing of the patient's confusion.
For patients with sundowning syndrome, a multitude of behavioral problems begin to occur in the evening or while the sun is setting.
Sundowning seems to occur more frequently during the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia.
Patients are generally able to understand that this behavioral pattern is abnormal.
Sundowning seems to subside with the progression of a patient's dementia.
Up to 1 out of 5 people with Alzheimer's get sundown syndrome. But it can also happen to older people who don't have dementia.


Symptoms
When someone is sundowning, they may be:

Agitated (upset or anxious)
Restless
Irritable
Confused
Disoriented
Demanding
Suspicious

They also may:
Yell
Pace
Hear or see things that aren't there
Have mood swings
(Taken from the internet)