A poem

Groovy's Girl
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To When You Used to Know Me

Living in this painful present,

My days are overcast.

Watching you disappear,

Grieving the loss of all that’s passed.

I can’t bring back our yesterdays

Or share my memory.

I can’t take your hand and lead you back

to when you used to know me.

When I lay you down beside me

And think about tomorrow,

Will you be my long-time love

or just a sleeping shadow?

My shattered heart keeps asking

Can I possibly find the key?

The key to open that yesterday door

to when you used to know me.

I look for hope to help me accept the future that I see.

Nothing and no one can take you back to when you used to know me. 

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  • blacksparky
    blacksparky Member Posts: 433
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    What a great poem, describes my journey with DW exactly.

  • White Crane
    White Crane Member Posts: 1,248
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    Thank you. I have tears in my eyes.

  • Russinator
    Russinator Member Posts: 381
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    It's so true and so sad

  • Jgirl57
    Jgirl57 Member Posts: 902
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    yes, sad and so very true

  • Dio
    Dio Member Posts: 957
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    Wonderful poem…captures our plight.

  • Answers needed
    Answers needed Member Posts: 20
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    Thank you for posting this beautiful, heartfelt poem. I'm sure everyone of us can identify with your emotion.

  • Karen711
    Karen711 Member Posts: 310
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    thank you, beautiful 💜

  • Sunfish47
    Sunfish47 Member Posts: 147
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    This says it all for me too. 😥

  • sflick12
    sflick12 Member Posts: 2
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    beautiful but makes me sad. Newly diagnosed.

  • annie51
    annie51 Member Posts: 835
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    This beautiful. Thank you.

  • Goodlife2025
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    Thank you for this - describes so much of our hope with our hope.

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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