You are my soulmate and we are one Your mind is changing and I feel glum My heart is wounded as is my soul I didn’t expect this while growing old! I realize now how much I love A perfect fit like hand and glove We’ve had our conflicts our battles felt Jumped over hurdles though problems dealt Together strengthened while challenged much Our bond grew stronger though times were tough! Yet now I watch you as you struggle so With tasks you’ve done not long ago It’s getting harder and makes me cry I fear the future and wonder why? You were afflicted and there’s no cure Research continues but nothing more! There’s only pills to slow things down Nothing concrete...nothing profound! So my heart bleeds as I feel your pain As your disease progresses and shrinks your brain! The Tau and tangles and Amyloid plaques The dying neurons and mounting facts MRI and Pet Scans, proof we can’t deny And so together we embrace and cry! Caregiver and Spouse we walk hand in hand Together against Alzheimer’s we form a band Courageously we go forward till the cure is done I share my own brain for we are one
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