Slithering Away

A poem about Alzheimer's

Photo by Veit Hammer on Unsplash

I look deep into your dark black eyes
Hoping you see me and jump in joy
But I see only a white blank stare
As if a long slimy slithering snake
Let loose in your precious brain
Has eaten away all your memories
And is poisoning whatever is left
Every time you ask me who I am
I say all we have been through
And you only smile with your blank eyes
Helpless, I do not what else to do
But to look away and hide my tears
And soothe my soul that bleeds…