Saturday 29 August 2020

Holding On

 A 2020 poem



Holding on

With a vice-like grip

To every last shred of human dignity

As it departs

Piece by piece


The forgetfulness

The vomit she sits in

The yellow stain of wet appearing

Ringing the bell

Falls asleep


Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/dependent-dementia-woman-old-age-63611/