
With a vacuous look in her eyes
She weakly smiled
And suddenly looked down
Her eyes were growing
Move and more empty
With every passing day
An occasional recognition
Was celebrated at heart
But no longer held much hope
Her decent into the unaware
Has been going on now
Close to seven years
and the family was in tears
after almost every visit
Such a strong and intelligent woman
Brought down to an empty vessel
Void of facts and memories
…
Maybe someday there will be
A cure for this loss so many face
Until then there will be
Heartbreak and loneliness
In many at older years
For now just hold tightly
To memories that you have
For some day they may be fleeting
And you’ll lose those
You hold most dear
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – vacuous
Heartbreaking.
😭 definitely!
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