Grandma

I'm just sitting here tonight thinking of you.

I wish you were here with me.

I need your strength.

I need your comfort.

Today was hard.

I saw many things that weighed heavily on my heart.

I knew it was coming.

I thought I was prepared.

I felt that I was ready to face this now.

I was wrong.

I hate seeing her like this.

The disease took her away from me.

Her body is still here, but her mind has left.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

My grandmother has alzhiemers.  This was written on a visit about 2 years ago.  She no longer know's me or my mother.  It's hard to face her like that.

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phil_carcione's picture

Such a terrible thing. The condition, not the poem.