Memories,

They’re fading

Muscles,

They’re aching

Each day I awake,

Wondering where I am,

You claim to know me,

But my brain just draws a blank

Slowly forgetting,

The things that gave me life,

I remember my kids,

But only who they are.

None of their memories,

I used to cherish so dearly

I’m living each day slowly,

As the inner demon takes over

My mind,

My body,

My heart

I tried to scream,

But I am trapped,

I can only look blankly,

Into my lover’s eyes.

He will never know,

My silent wishes,

I wish my memories never faded away,

memories of the sky so blue

or my children playing in the pool

But now it is too late. 

Just know,

No matter how much they fade,

My love will always remain the same

and although I cannot show it

Deep down you all know it

Just know this is not your fault,

There’s nothing more you can do,

I am not in physical pain,

But it is now your job,

To keep my memories in your brain.