The Monster

Who are these people

What do they want from me

Why are they here

Where am I

Why am I here

How did I get here

My family looks at me

As if they are seeing the dead walking

The monster took me over again

Shutting me off from the world

Why do these people look at me like that

They look as if they just saw a ghost

And they talk as if they know me

I do not know these people

Who are they

There is a tear

In everyone’s eye

As they watch me return

Knowing them again

Why are they crying

Did someone die

Who did they lose

I feel sorry for these strangers

It is not fair they lost a loved one

I shudder when I realize

The people I just thought were strangers

Are my family

I am starting to lose the battle

I am constantly confused

There are always people coming into my room

Visiting me

And talking as if I know who they are

Why would they spend time with me

When they do not even know me

Now my family cries

And I begin to as well

For I spend less and less time

In reality

I really wish everyone

Would leave me alone

I am scared

By these strangers

They are always here

But I do not know them

So why are they here

What do they want from me

We continue to cry

As we know

There is not much more time

Soon I will never return

I wish I could cheer them up

These strangers

They surely lost someone

For they look so sad

I wish I could help them

They all just look lost

I wonder what is wrong

Did they lose a loved one

The poor folks

I say goodbye to my family

They all hug me and kiss me

Telling me they will see me again

Some day

I take a deep breathe

And am forever taken by

The monster

In case you can't tell, this poem is about Alzheimer's. It's a horrible disease that takes over your mind, making you forget pretty much everything including family. To point out something I did in the poem that you probably didn't notice, after I mentioned about spending less time in reality, I began to have longer stanzas or series of stanzas from the view where I didn't know what was going on; just thought some of you would find that cool.
*Shoot For The Stars*