Brain Reset

It feels like her brain constantly resets. 
That's the best way I can understand it.

To watch the ones you love become
different people is disheartening.
It's the disease they have that causes
them to revert to children or toddlers
depending on how bad it is.

You love them but it's difficult to watch.
It's difficult to hear them repeat themselves
and wonder who they are and why they're here.

It's like their brain has returned to factory settings,
only remember the bare minimum
when it comes to those they love
because it's stored in the cloud of their brain,
which will eventually fade away.

One thought on “Brain Reset

  1. What a poignant poem. You captured the essence of dementia beautifully. (I have a relative who had Alzheimer’s Disease when there weren’t any treatments for it at all).

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