You forget

You forget

A Poem by Michelle N. H.


Your mind is ill

Your body

An aching shell

Insisting on

Keeping

The remains of a man

Alive

A man who once was

Living

 

And I see you

As a polaroid picture

In shades of

Black and white

Creased

Trapped

Bound to

A fading frame

Slowly

But surely

Breaking down



You see me never



We are untying

Little by little

Loosening the knot

That binds us

And what once was

Is departing

Is dissolving

In stillness

And sound

Amid memories

You often fail

To remember



And the day will come

When you won't recall

My name

Or my being

Nevertheless

I shall linger

Hold your hand

In waiting

'Till you've reached

The end

And I can let go

Though I feel

Already now

You've been absent

For long

And my hands are

Getting weary

You are weary

And it feels wrong

© 2023 Michelle N. H.


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Michelle N. H.

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The first thing, which comes to my mind when I read this piece is..how much each word carry a strong emphasis, how much sadness it radiates. Each word here is so expressive and even screaming for itself. We are in this reality, but somehow we are not. As if you are painter, who is writing and in the same time painting the words. I love how the beginning sounds, the way you create the broken image, the feeling in it, your own emotions...is just great. The person, close and far in the same time, is like resolving in a black and white picture, a shade. I like most:

Your mind is ill
Your body
An aching shell
Insisting on
Keeping
The remains of a man
Alive
A man who once was
Living

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

Thank you for all your lovely reviews. They are each thorough and feeling. It means a lot to me, you.. read more
Sugar Plum ♥

10 Years Ago

Thank you too, dear Selma! I`m not so good and I review rarely, but I like your poems much!
Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

It makes me appreciate it even more, knowing you rarely write a review. I favor yours over many, bec.. read more



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Letting go is a theme so many try to share - but understanding just how complex it is ...THAT... most can only live through.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

Thanks for peeking in, Chris.
A wonderfully expressed sadness, Ember.
It dies slowly for some of us...quicker for the uncaring and "just sunshine romances"..
Well done Michelle...I really enjoyed this one.
...and smile...
Scott


Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

:) Thank you for your words, Scottie. You know that I value them.
Scott Metro

10 Years Ago

My pleasure......
S.
Terribly sad, yet beautifully expressed. Great work! :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Shaquana :)
Beautifully expressed and well filled with thoughts and emotion.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

Thanks, Dostani! so much.
PoemRodent

10 Years Ago

You very welcome.
terribly sad poem that affects me greatly...my dad is in his mid nineties...still pretty healthy in body, but his mind is going...and that is so tough for me to see...he was one of the sharpest people i ever knew...

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Michelle N. H.

10 Years Ago

I'm so sorry to hear that.. I know what it's like losing your father to a mind that is fading. Howev.. read more

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Added on January 31, 2014
Last Updated on June 11, 2023
Tags: alzheimer's disease, dementia, memories, forgetting, remembering, aching, loss, absent, alone, ill, mind, weary, tired, trapped

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Michelle N. H.
Michelle N. H.

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I'm Michelle. To strangers I may seem reluctant, but I'm really quite open towards those that are patient and genuinely interested in getting to know me. I think a lot. I'm hardly ever bored. I've.. more..

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