Alzheimer’s Game

Every day is different
And every day’s the same
There’s no winners- only losers
When you’re playing Alzheimer’s game

While he no longer remembers
We can’t seem to forget
We ask loaded questions
Playing memory roulette

Why can’t he remember?
It all seems so unfair
The cards are stacked against us…
Playing reminiscent solitaire

On good days it’s as if he knows us
…those days are really nice
But there is no real way of knowing
It’s a game of chance – a roll of the dice

We speak of the past
Recognition as our goal
But the cards have been dealt
And there’s no ace in the hole

Every day is different
And every day’s the same
There’s no winners- only losers
When you’re playing Alzheimer’s game