Writing 201: Poetry. Day 5: Fog, Elegy, Metaphor
My Grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, before she passed away. Even though, I have not been diagnosed myself, some days are harder than others, for me to remember things. In my poem, I share with you, some of my foggy moments.
My memory is a little cloudy about that incident
Why didn’t you remember?
I forgot… What? I forgot…
How can you forget something so important?
I don’t know?
I walk into a store, after a few minutes… I think, where am I and why am I here.
And what do I need.
Life’s journey is a bicycle ride down the hill.
What was I doing?
Hmm… What was I doing? I have no clue.
I took my contacts out of my eyes and threw them in the sink.
Why didn’t I put them in my contact lens case?
I put a cup of water in the microwave to make some tea.
Why did I take the cup out and drink it, while it was hot, without a tea bag?
Now… What was I suppose to do? I can’t think…
Life is a rollercoaster, which every one has to go through.
I think, of a lot of things, all the time…
How can I forget the one thing, that I’m suppose to be doing.
I need milk… I went to two stores today, but I forgot the milk!
Today is a new day, I just came back from the store, but I forgot the….
A cell phone is a light in a sea of darkness.
What is my home phone number? *I don’t know, I don’t call myself. I will get my cell phone, so I can tell you.”
* (Tip: sometimes, it better to use this line, instead of trying to remember your phone number, when your put on the spot)
You’ve written well about your challenges and really there are many who experience similar situations but don’t admit. Do this is fine and a reminder that its time I think to take that breather 🌻
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Thank you. You are right when times like this happen, I need to stop what I am doing and take a breather.
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Maybe you’ve simply been multi-tasking for so long that your brain cells are overloaded. That was my problem…and still is at times.
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That is what my mother said. I used to be the queen of multi-tasking. Not so easy anymore…
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I think it’s scary when these things happen.You’ve written about it well.
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Thank you 🙂 It is scary when things like this happen. Hopefully, I just have to much on mind… When it happens.
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