One of my poems in Ink Sweat & Tears: Dementia: Forgotten sounds
2008 September 23
One of my new poems published in Ink Sweat & Tears today:
Dementia: Forgotten sounds
In the beginning
silence and emptiness
before you begin to remember
and
then the hush that makes you feel light at the top of your spine
then the quietness that hints at memory sounds
then the itch that makes you scratch your eardrums
then the hum of whirring wings waiting
then the curse that makes you stop listening
then the thunder that pushes your ears together but your skull resists
then the forgotten sounds of dementia
and
in the end
silence and emptiness
after you have forgotten.
I really like the phrase ‘the hush that makes you feel light at the top of your spine’.
Yes,then the hush that makes you feel light at the top of your spine, is a magnificent line.
I like the repetition, it sort of add to the idea of dementia as if repeating will make more sense, I like the line – then the quietness that hints at memory sounds
OMG, that line is unbelievable, u know what line we all are speaking about here
i love it love it love it
its so different a voice than what i usually read
all thanks to PWB, u r the first in their september links, and m the last
take care
Extremely powerful poem. Glad to have found you at PWB.
I think this is beautiful – I too like the aforementioned lines and repetition!
Congrats on publication! Well-deserved!
Heather
this saddens me so.. two generations of women in my family have died with alzheimers,, and it has always been a huge fear of mine.. i hope it is silence.. but somehow i believe it is more about the voices before the silence….
thank you for stopping by .. i am so happy to have this opportunity to meet you…