alzheimer demon

memory, mind, dignity
devoured by this demon ...
alzheimer’s ... who siphons souls,
a trail of empty shells strewn in its wake
who settles on faces it possesses
like a shadow crosses a wall of clear gleaming light
traces of wisdom, regret, and sometimes love
erased from creases time has pressed into
friable skin,
replaced with
fear ... suspicion ... hostility
or ... worse ...
replaced with nothingness
a sweet flowing spring
has run dry