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Loading …This was written for the book ‘Against the Clock’. Against the Clock is a collection of stories and poems, on behalf of The Alzheimer’s Society - the contents of the book were written in at 12-hour writing marathon and from that marathon a collection of poems and stories have been put into a book and dedicated to all those lost to, or suffering from, Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.
My Grandfather died of Alzheimer’s so this is rather close to home.
This was inspired by one of the many prompts we were given… this is a mix of many things. Having to face the future and having the confidence to do that and the confidence to live life to the full.
Stare Future in the Eyes
Tapping their feet to the beat,
swaying in the moment,
enjoying the odd
unpredictable tune.
Five, six, seven eight,
they begin their dance,
quick,
slow,
slow,
quick, quick,
slow.
Stop!
Five, six, seven, eight,
slow, quick, slow, slow,
head held up high,
eyes forward,
focus on the present
the future
don’t look behind
don’t look at the people in
the back row,
the ones that mess up,
the ones that can’t look forward,
don’t look back
it won’t help,
look forward,
stare the future in the eye.
zee left a note on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
man, you’re really good.
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