FADED

 

There is something about my voice

that no one around me can hear

the commands

that save lives, those orders

now known only to me

sway their way into the cosmos

unheard as they fade away.

 

In the background, real life

appears, dozing, reading,

deaf to my cheery perking,

silent to my reality…

it’s that way now.

 

Perhaps I have coughed to much

or spoke too strongly

into uncaring ears

smoked too much for

too many years

yelled too much at my children

this too will take my voice away

but not my opinions.

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• Himself:  Really enjoyed dinner with his Friend John and his wife.  John doesn’t remember much of what G has told him in the past.  Wife knows but says nothing.
• Herself:  I knew John had dementia, but hadn’t known how bad it had gotten.  I’m really touched by the whole thing.
• Reading:  Volume three in the Mrs. Polifax series.  Light and humorous adventure.
• Watching:  National G’s “One Strange Rock.”  Very touched by this and recommend it highly.
• Gratitude’s:  For the new books, for the company at dinner last night, and for the illuminating show on NG.