Just a memory

Stuck in her head,
Doesn't know how to get out of bed,
Fed with a spoon by those that love her,
Given a disease she doesn't deserve.
She used to be like you,
Strong, wise, always knew what to do
Her world slowly fell apart
The ones she loved broke her heart
A life she once had,
It all became dark and sad.
Her tears went unseen,
She started living her dreams
Unsure of who she is
How did it come to this
The coolest grandma in town
They needed her to just come around
In time it only became worse,
This disease, it's like a curse
There's no cure
Just a family pleading for God to help her
Nobody will understand what this disease has done
It took from me, everything I had, it won
You see without her, I'm not ok
I'm broken, I'm lost, I'm so afraid
This disease called Alzheimer's, it took my heart
Everything I used to see the light in has become dark
This woman, my Mammaw, my hero, my best friend
I brush her graying hair, not sure if this will be the end
Feeding her with that damn spoon, holding in these pitiful tears
Remembering who she was through the years.
She was my world once, she was my everything, now she's just a shell of who she used to be
I can't help but be bitter, angry, broken, lost, because now my world is just a memory