For as long as I can remember
I’ve feared my mother would
die from dementia
Forget everything she’s done
Forget her children, her travels,
her perseverance
Leaving an abusive marriage
Raising children as a single mother
Making a new life of her own
Her boyfriend, her grandchildren
and great grandchildren
all forgotten and lost
To the fog of the brain
The crippling of the body
The slow descent to a miserable end
That time approaches quickly
she’s near the end of life
already gone mentally
Her body refusing to let go
as she lies there
unable to do anything
other than breathe and moan
It’s not the end she deserves
but it’s the hand dealt by the Universe
A sad end for a strong woman
who did her best for her family
through difficult and tragic times
Good-bye Mom, go into the light
Where you’ll remember again
that you were loved.
As My Mother Lies Dying
July 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment