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    • CommentAuthorZibby*
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2010 edited
     
    Thoughts written by our granddaughter one afternoon while she sat w/her Grandpa and gave me respite.

    Shadow Man
    I am a murky shadow of the man I used to be.
    I do the shadows of the things I used to do
    While recalling murky shadows of the things I used to see.
    Some witch's spell has wasted all my mind and memory;
    Now I'm haunted by confusion and a sense of dimming light
    Knowing once I was a man, a man still strong and free.
    I am troubled by the murmurs of all memory turned to dust
    Knowing things I used to know, not knowing what they were.
    How can I search for answers when it’s the questions that I've lost?
    Now I'm waiting for the ending when the shadows shroud the pain.
    I am a Shadow Man
    Dementia is my Name.

    ~ Kristin Hopper
    • CommentAuthorZibby*
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2010
     
    tt added
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    It's true. I often use the term "shadow person" in an attempt to characterize what remains of my husband's former self.
    • CommentAuthorAdmin
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2010 edited
     
    Zibby,

    How old is your grandaughter? That is an awful lot of insight for a young person. Amazing. This is NOT "off topic". I took that part out of the discussion title.

    joang
    • CommentAuthordeb42657
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2010
     
    I agree with Joan, you granddaughter is amazing!
    • CommentAuthorZibby*
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2010
     
    She's 23 and is widely read and has always been what I'd call a good writer. The insight? A gift, I think.
    • CommentAuthoracvann
    • CommentTimeSep 8th 2010
     
    Whew ... tough to read and reflect upon because it hits so close to home. Talented granddaughter!!
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    That sums it up pretty well....
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      CommentAuthorJeanetteB
    • CommentTimeSep 9th 2010
     
    Emily, the talent must run in the family.