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Schizophrenic Alzheimers

I listen for word of what is today
a good day
a bad day
a bright day
a sad day
I don't decide the days
Their given to me
Who decides them?
I really haven't the faintest...

 Then , oh then, I listen

I listen for word of what the food tastes like
nasty food
delicious food
poison food
nutritious food

 

Who tells me how my food tastes.

Only I tell me, she tells me

I didn't decide

I don't taste on my own

 

Yes again I listen

 

I listen to see how they like me

are they mean

are they sweet

are the rude

are they a treat

 

You must help me to know

To decide... who's on my side

Who is friend or foe

I can't tell by myself... not anymore

 

I break and bend to listen, 

 

I listen to the voices in me

They guide me

They tear me

They teach me

They scare me

 

I can't help but to stay though

To ask for their help

I didn't decide to forget

I just forgot to remember

Author notes

Schizophrenic Alzheimer's
I knew an older woman once, I'm not sure if i was Schizophrenia or something else to cause her to hear 'someone else' but i believe that was mentioned, i could be wrong. I Found out she passed away very recently. I saw this option for the affected by illness, and a mental option and thought this was fitting.

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  • Warrior7
    December 4, 2008

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    I applaud you for being in her shoes and writing this, it's a sad piece but one you have written extremely well. Good work


  • countrybabe gold member
    December 2, 2008

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    Well Done

    Awwww....this is sad but very well written. Well done and good luck in the contest.

    Countrybabe


  • catz Moderators member
    December 2, 2008

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    You did great with this, Katie. It's not always easy to write with the mind of someone else but you did a good job here.

    Goodluck in the contest


    Dee


  • Wolf Mistress silver member
    December 2, 2008

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    Awwww it's so hard to hear voices inside you...If I read it right it indeed looks more like schizofrenia here...I don't know if you ever read the book: I never promissed you a rosegarden?
    Well I think you did a wonderful job replacing yourself into some one elses mind...Only like this it's possible to know how one feels and what one must go through....

    I loved your ending lines..they could go for the Alzheimer too...

    I didn't decide to forget
    I just forgot to remember

    Thnxs for taking the time to write
    XXJeannette