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The One you Used to Be

I want you to be

The one you used to be

Bright and fresh

And forever drinking tea

 

I want you back again

The one you used to be

Bright and bold

I want you back with me

 

It breaks my heart to see you now

Not the one you used to be

Now your thoughts are dulled with age

I wish I could set you free

 

I’ll always remember you as you were

The one you use...

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motherdementia

Days of Dementia

Some days I look at the mantelpiece

Where the dust gets thicker and the cobwebs grow

I’m not sure what to do about it, you know.

 

Every day seems like the same day

And even though it’s sunny outside

Sometimes the clouds get in the way.

 

I watch the TV but I don’t always take it in

And the flickering colours and sounds

Are something I don’t want around.

 

Every...

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