Magazine Posts

Is it wrong to ask
someone to remove their mask,
allowing me to see
their face? May I ask?

A simple question.
A complicated life,
when you care for
one with Dementia, my wife.

What answers to give,
what words to say,
except, please forgive me,
if I cannot stay.

A full circle of love,
has appeared in my mind.
Wondering now, about
a circle of love, this kind.

This year, nearing its end.
Too many questions asked,
too few the answers.
Now we must pretend.

Acting becomes a way of life.
Pretend our lives are good.
Clarify your position, make sure
you're not misunderstood.

Words are flowing,
as my mind runs amok.
I don't know what I'll
write. It won't be Tik Tok.

What words I think
or the words I hear,
I must write them quickly
or they will disappear.

Disappear, as in vanish,
no matter how hard I try,
those words in my thoughts
will be gone, no goodbye.

What is it like
in this mind of mine?
Spontaneous words appear
from my thoughts or thine.

I love to write,
knowing this is true.
If I couldn't write,
what would I do?

I need to talk.
These words are mine.
When I write for you,
I feel sublime.

Why do I write,
when I have time?
It's simply because
I want it to rhyme.

I'll write about you,
the view I saw.
I am selfish, that way,
not my only flaw.

When I see you,
my heart does a flutter.
You are the picture,
I'm merely the shutter.

Please hear
the words I say.
I find you beautiful
in every way.

Want not the World.
Avoid any bad scene,
the love in the World
has turned into mean.

A cynical view
of what is today.
Caution is the word.
Heed what I say.

Full of emotions,
it's hard to think
about tomorrow's
swim or sink.

Off in the distance,
hearing sound of a drum.
Is it a signal now
of what is to come?

Having strange dreams,
thoughts in my head.
Not a pleasant one,
snakes in my bed.

Why am I sad?
Feeling alone, forlorn.
Sometimes the thoughts,
why was I born.

What is my problem?
I'm stronger than this.
Perhaps it would help,
having a hug and a kiss.

You sat at a table,
another resident see.
Don't think you're mean.
Did you ignore me?

I expect too much,
I'm an elderly man.
Friendships are important.
Hoping you understand