the invisibility of memory

The remembrance
of forgetfulness
blinds words
that hide beneath
the surface of
volcanic thoughts
waiting to burst forth
in a canvas of emotions.

They refuse to erupt
And instead stop. Abruptly.
Their rivulets of
Loquacity stifled,
Silted into muteness.

Seconds, minutes and aeons
Seem to pass,
But nothing wills
Their unwillingness
To spill and fall.

And then, suddenly
They disappear,
Recede into greyed
Folds.

Lost
To the cacophonous
Laughter of the world
And the empty tears
Of a loved one’s memories

There emerges a calm
On the face,
The remnants of remembrance,
Now forgotten.

Many a time,
The loved one waits
For the torrents
To emerge,
If just once.

Alas! They
Are now buried,
Lost in a world
That she is lost unto.

Alzheimer’s –before it takes away reason

written in may 2011