WANDERERS
By Janice Veldman
once
an engineer
a teacher
a preacher
a homemaker
a nurse
Dementia
does not make us 4-year-olds
our opinions are scattered
our thoughts are rattled
we know and understand
theories
complexities
bits and pieces of literature
scientific facts
axiomatic math
but because these remembrances are not offered
complete and in precise order
they are not grasped
instead ignored
we wander
looking for
the last thought
its connection
when we are found
we are put to bed
we are lost not tired
it is all about managing
not communicating
misinterpreted
no one
is able to understand us