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Journey to Shadow Land


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The edge of twilight finally came
and she could scarce recall her name.
These days her memory failed
as through the shadows she freely sailed.

She had been a person at some point in her life
perhaps someone's daughter, a mother, or wife.
These days she cannot seem to remember
if I am a complete stranger or her family member.

The cloud surrounding her makes her stop and pause
Cob webs engulf, consume the person she once was.
Her thoughts are vague and her mind is fleeting
As the disease progresses I see her retreating.

Now in some distant dim light she does exist
held captive by the shadows so hard to resist.
Lost among the tattered fragments of destiny
eaten away by the darkness she cannot see.

Still I try to reach beyond and pull her back
and I attempt to squelch the approaching black.
Sometimes I see her still buried deep inside
and then once more she is taken by amnesia's tide.













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