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StarrGazer Senior Member
since 2000-03-05
Posts 679Texas 
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Stranger He doesn't know me anymore His mind has slowly faded away He doesn't know where he is Doesn't know night from day No more grandpa's little girl I am now a stranger He lays there confused So helpless and lost Living in days that have Long since past No more grandpa's little girl I am now a stranger I try to reach him To spark some memory But it's a useless attempt He doesn't remember me No more grandpa's little girl I am now a stranger My heart dies a thousand deaths Each time he doesn't recognize me I am your "bear" How can I make you see? No more grandpa's little girl I am now a stranger My mind strolls down Memory lane While I try to laugh off An unimaginable pain No more grandpa's little girl I am now a stranger As I stare down at this Shell of the man I knew I realize... My grandfather is already dead And this man is a Stranger to me too ~*Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
If this is hard for you to deal with it must be an incredibly hard time for him. My mom is 73 and I am thankful that she still has a pretty good grasp on everything...although she has had some health problems..broke her shoulder and so forth...her mind seems clear. James |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
This is a horrid place to be. I have never experienced this within my family but have spent many hours with a friend at a rest home where his grandmother was the same way. You have my sympathy on this one... I know how much it hurts. michael |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Im so sorry you know this pain...we lost our grandmother to this same illness, so I understand...this is a sadly beautiful, and well expressed piece. take care, janet marie |
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StarrGazer Senior Member
since 2000-03-05
Posts 679Texas |
James, Michael, Janet thank you all for your replies this was one of the hardest poems I've ever MADE myself write  ~*Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear*~ |
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Jannel Member
since 2000-01-18
Posts 492Muncie, IN, USA |
Wonderful writing of a difficult topic. I've lost a grandmother and a great-grandmother to this void. It's so sad. Tahnk you for having the strength to write about it. "I'm just saying that we've mistaken one for thousands of words, and for that mistake I've caused you such pain that I damn that word." -10000 Maniacs "Jezebel" |
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devinmaria Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 130Middletown, Ohio |
wow!! this piece brought back so many emotions. i too have felt that pain and i am sorry you have. its not easy but we take with us all th ememories we have of them when we werent strangers staring at each other. wonderfully sad piece. Trust I seek and I find in you. Everyday for us something new. Open mind for a different view, and nothing else matters. --Metallica |
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StarrGazer Senior Member
since 2000-03-05
Posts 679Texas |
jmlee- well in all actuallity I think he has already went through the hardest times, when he would switch from past to present then back to past ... now he lives completely in the past the doctors say it's the final stage but yeah, each memorie I have has turned even more precious thanks for your comments Michael- thanks for your kind words, guess that is one of the reasons I'm so passionate about writing maybe if I write everything down every emotion etc if I ever forget I can always read my poems... unless I forget about them too Janet-thanks, I'm sorry that you had to go through this with your grandmother, it's not easy but we make it through some how Jannel- you too have my sympathies, I didn't intend to write from this perspective when I started I was making a list of things I remembered about him and didn't want to forget... and this developed thanks for your comments devinmaria- thanks for your thought, sorry you have had to go through this ordeal too, seems you don't realize how often this occurs until it strikes home ... ~*Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear*~ |
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JOY 14 Senior Member
since 1999-09-22
Posts 1419Wisconsin USA |
Sounds like you were very close to him. While I don't know exactly how you feel, I know what it is like to watch your grandparents get old and weak. My grandfather is in his 90's and just a couple of years ago could do things for himself, and now he is almost fully dependent on my father and the rest of his family to take care of him. It is very sad to watch.  Keep good memories. Joy |
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Danny Holloway Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034Tulsa, OK |
Very touching piece that show's the heartbreak of growing old. One of life's sadder realities. Nice work. |
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