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jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2016-05-27 11:43 PM

[this is about someone in my family who is suffering from PD symptoms]

They look at him but he feels
their smiles never really reach
their eyes and he senses a
kind of stigma around him.

Losing control of movement
creeps on him more often now
he stumbles clumsily on
his feet, grasping at thin air.

His tongue seems to run away
in the middle of a speech
his thoughts vanish into space
panic clutches at his throat.

This emotional minefield
carries him like a current
headlong into outer worlds
a landscape of tortured souls

He keeps a constant struggle
to ward off mental anguish
listening to vestiges
of sanity wedged in him.

The wash of fear grips his life
dreams ratchet not his misery
like wind devils not chastened
into silence, stay unleashed.

He wonders if the flutter
of dark wings in his mind will
drive him to lose anchor on
the moorings of his old life.

@jjote 05/27/2016

Pete_W
Member
Posts 185
Scotland (UK)

1 posted 2016-05-28 07:02 AM

Wonderfully well observed poem with great empathy. Brings back many memories. Thanks.
Pete

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2016-05-28 07:42 AM

Sadly I relate to many of his problems, jjote. Maybe not quite as bad as his, but I fear it won't be long before they are.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2016-05-28 12:27 PM

Thanks Pete and Jerry for empathising or shall I say, commiserating

latearrival
Member Ascendant

since 2003-03-21

Posts 5499
Florida

4 posted 2016-05-28 09:39 PM

A tender situation to try to describe. You wrote of the feelings he must have tenderly.
a beautiful post, Best to you, jo

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2016-06-01 01:09 AM

well written pain...james

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

6 posted 2016-06-24 03:47 PM

Thanks Jo and James for your kind comments. Sorry for the late post.

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