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Read MoreThe voices of silence - exclamatory silence! They vent what is suppressed, articulating what is disconnected. For answer, my tongue dances to the rhythm of my whisperer, vocalizing concealed thoughts. So, this Delilah of my mind tingles my consciousness with her voice. This luring temptress that is psychosis...
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Read MorePsychosis carried in the gales, for I am surely windblown, windward from my own psyche, where boundaries of reality have eroded. With concealed hands, a nonvisual hallucination caresses the encasement of my soul, provoking verbal responses. Nothingness which wreathes around me, a curve in a state of non-existence meandering...
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Read MoreA caring home was an old man's residenceDementia robbed him of remembranceThough his memory was dark and greyHis wife came to visit him every dayShe did her best but it seemed certainNothing would lift forgetting's curtain She brought their dog...
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Oh dear…..honesty is not always the best policy.
Poignant but beautiful.❤️-
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Suffering from dementia is hard – for the patient and for their family as well. I know a woman who stood by her mentally disturbed husband strong as a rock. She told me, ‘I know who he is at his core, that’s enough for me!
Thank you so much for reading and writing such a kind comment, ‘ dear Peter!
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So sad and then that ending…a surprise smile.
Your writing is vivid, Elke. I was there.
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Thank you very much for your kind comment, dear Jacob!
Did you work at a caring home?-
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No but for his last couple years, my dad was in a dementia unit.
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Powerfully penned, Elke. Amazing write my friend, such an authentic piece. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you very much for reading and writing such a kind comment, dear Damien! Highly appreciated!
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Hello Elke. Your writing captures so many emotions. This piece is sad but also lovely. A remarkable write for a remarkable poet/storyteller. xoxo
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So sad to fade…
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I’m sure this resonates with many Daniel. Kudos for posting this