Thursday, March 29, 2018

Alzheimer the sniper targets Ramona





Ramona

Flames whorl inside her
Seeking the she she misses
Words swim out like fish


A Tribute to all who  suffer this disease.  
I have been working closely with a gentleman, who is a target in range, getting closer and closer
his knowledge and suffering so poignant
his awareness of losing his grip so frightening to him
his art so sharp, vivid, is losing the grasp between object and reality
as it is for Ramona, who worked so hard to maintain her beauty
her grace
while she knew it was slipping away
her mind blurring, repeating, chasing images and nascent ideas
her home has closed its doors
to be forgotten, lost
like her, hidden
no longer answering to "ally ally all in free".