100-Word Memoir
Time Passes
Such a cruel condition
My heart sank. The fragile lady in the care home didn’t recognize me. A lifetime of happy family memories encapsulated in a sideways lolling of her head in a stranger’s chair. A blank stare.
I knelt and took her hand in mine. She turned her head slowly and looked at me with her piercing blue eyes. I spoke to her softly, hoping…