Donna Gagnon
AS YOU DRIFT AWAY
here’s
your
pencil
make a list
we’ll go shopping soon
don’t forget to write down ‘bog roll’
here’s
your
car keys
maybe I
should drive? last time you
got us lost on the roundabout
here’s
your
coat, dear
it’s cold now
yes, past Christmas, hon
can I help you tie your laces?
here’s
your
kiss, love
you’ll always
be the only man
to make me shiver and giggle
even
as
your brain
drifts sideways
I’ll be here until
you cannot remember my name
(I wrote this one in January 2007 and it's come back to haunt me as my fiancee has just been told he may have multiple sclerosis.)
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