



One eye crying
My mind whispers forgotten memories
Trying to grip the past with a mulish grit
Just wanting the past to remain with me
It slowly slips as my age ticks away
The ones in my life I fondly remember
They become a blur on my yesterdays
Their presence of importance remembered
Just can't remember every prized moment
Life continues with every breath taken
Important to remember the lost souls
A mission am proud to deliver forever
Instead, every day is a task to hang on
Constantly running into tomorrow
Just trying to keep dementia at bay
The worry of forgetting my loved ones
Brings on many one eye crying moments
2021 Poetry
2020 Poetry