Mental Acuity (poem) by E D Phillips on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on January 20, 2015

This is an excellent example of how it feels to lose short term memory. I have a lovely girl that I counsel that had a father that constantly abused her by hitting her on the back of her head and now that she is older has lost most of her short term memory. It is so very sad that one human being can hurt someone made from love like he did. She is a total angel and when she realizes that she has forgotten something told to her a minute ago, she crys. They had meds that can help slow down the process but not to correct it and make it go away. All to often abuse will come back to haunt someone as they age. A wonderful description in your work of how one would feel.

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Kathi

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on January 17, 2015

You are painting a rather serene situation that may come in time, but I think that the onset of dementia is not carefree, but very frustrating. On the other hand, it is a nice thought to be able to be carefree and forget any misdeeds each day.

Ron

Reviewed by Morgan Merriweather

Reviewed on January 17, 2015

The format is great, as George stated as well. I've seen dementia in action as well and it's heartbreaking for everybody involved.

Reviewed by David Thompson

Reviewed on January 17, 2015

My father suffered dementia for years prior to his death. He finally reached the place where we were all strangers to him. Now, my.brother is living the fear he had of becoming like our father. And so, I lie in wait for my turn, and I think I hear fate knocking at the door. I love this poem, but it frightens me to death.

David

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on January 16, 2015

I hear ya, Ed...I've had parents of friends that have had to go that route & it was not pretty...sometimes I think that maybe I might have a small amount of it already, but after all my health problems over the past few years, it seems a small price to pay to stay relatively healthy now...I also used to find that things I wrote about in jest, seemed to come around in real life, eventually...So what was I saying & who the hell are u again...Find Peace, my friend...-?- who am I again...?

Reviewed by Michael Schafer

Reviewed on January 16, 2015

Dementia is one of the most scary things as I get older. My mom developed dementia after my dad passed away. My wife And I tried to be caregivers for awhile, but it was taking a tollon us. She reached the point where I had to place her in a nursing home. with a special unit for demntia. It remains the most painful and hardest thing I've ever done. It's been said dementia is like someone going from room to room and turning the lights out one by one. A very accurate description. If I knew dementia was in my future, I'd just as soon end it now. A very powerful write.

Michael D.

Reviewed by George Carroll

Reviewed on January 16, 2015

Great poetry. Love the the format which is not easy to do. The rhyming was perfect.