Who Are You?
a short story
The sunlight falls on me warming my face
As the comely woman makes her way to me
She kneels down beside me with a certain grace
Asking me if I want to take my pills with some tea
For the life of me I can’t remember who she is
So I ask of her, “dear who are you?”
Her eyes shut as if she’s pondering a quiz
“Well Mrs Cole I am Nurse Bell and I’m rather new.”
What a peculiar woman, I have no need of a nurse
I try to tell her this, but she smiles and remains
Her face is kind, but her voice is rather terse
She informs me that I have to take my pills to avoid pain
I take the meds from her and her relief is clear
But as she walks away I can’t recall
And so I call out asking, “Who are you my dear?”
However she did not hear me, and I find myself feeling quite small
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Sitting by the fire the heat warms my soul
As two graceful women make their way beside me
“You have a visitor today Mrs Cole.”
And with that the handsome woman flees
So I look to the woman at my right
And I ask her, “could you kindly tell me who that was?”
She informs me that her name was Nurse Bell, I think she surely is a sight
The woman looks at me as if she wants to speak, but something gives her pause
Finally she speaks, “Mom I came to visit.”
I look at her closely and feel something stir
She stares at me with a cautious hope in her eyes for a minute
But like a wisp whatever it was is gone with a blur
“Why do you call me mother dear?”
I can see she’s crushed as she says “c’mon Mom think it through!”
Her face is twisted in pain as her eyes fill with tears
But all I can do is look at her and ask, “Who are you?”
Wow, very powerful..and well written!
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Thank you so much!
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This was a beautiful story!
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Thank you I really appreciate it!
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Oh so beautiful! 🙂 Thank you for sharing. I am happy that you have connected to my blog and that I have found yours as well. Take care and I look forward to reading more.
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good job on the script. i followed and understood the well. does this mean my mind is still actively good. *seriously, i am sad because of this very realistic story.
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It means you understood the heartbreak that is dementia. It’s a trying condition for all parties involved. You however have a long time before you have to even worry about dementia 🙂
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I have a neighbor who is suffering from this and her husband just informed me that they are leaving. I am sad for them and lonely for me. But, i’m happy that they will be in a safer home.
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Its nice to see people showing care and concern for those who are suffering. Im sure her husband appreciates it.
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Ahh that’s scary…
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Getting older is pretty scary.
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Indeed.
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Hey, thank you for stopping by my blog and the follow-up! I really liked this poetry of yours. Will look around your blog more. Thank you once again.
Kind Regards,
-Naima
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Glad you liked it! I’m looking forward to your writing in the future!
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Yeah, same here! I just followed your blog. You have a great skill with expressing yourself.
-Naima
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This is very touching.
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Beautiful work, this. There’s something about growing older that scares the crap out of me, yet you handled the subject matter really nicely. There’s art in it.
Thank you for following my blog, TREE.
God Bless
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Oh my! That was very powerful. Caused a lump in my throat.
Beautifully written….
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Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it!
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Great writing! I’ll be sure to read more of your future posts~ its great to read a variety range of writings~ 👌
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Very emotional 🙂
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Beautifully written 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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This is powerful and heartbreaking.
Loved it.
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Thank you! It’s heartbreaking thing to witness in person as well sadly.
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can’t even imagine how it must be..Blessings
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Hi Dom. That was sad. Thank you for calling and liking my poem People! Peace and good Wishes. The Foureyed Poet.
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