Chasing Sunrise 3 Julian DeSchutter. Chasing Sunrise 3 Julian DeSchutter

Alzheimer’s Poem

A touching poem from the perspective of an Alzheimer’s sufferer.

– Owen Darnell

Do not ask me to remember
Do not try to make me understand.

Let me rest and know you’re with me.
Kiss my cheek and hold my hand.
I’m confused beyond your concept.

I am sad and sick and lost.
All I know is that I need you to be with me at all cost.

Do not lose your patience with me.
Do not scold or curse my cry.
I can’t help the way I’m acting,
Can’t be different though I try.

Just remember that I need you,
That the best of me is gone.

Please don’t fail to stand beside me,
Love me till my life is done.

Person Sitting on Bench Under Tree. Photo: Jeswin Thomas
Photo: Jeswin Thomas
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