Stability by auntietk
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STABILITY
This gets harder all the time
Parkinson's
Is not a
Kind companion
They've given up
Trying to help
With no hope of improvement
You are no longer of interest
To those who studied you
And kept hope alive
Confused
Unsure
Your reality
Doesn't match
Anyone else's
The hallucinations
Haven't gone away
But you're drugged
To the point
Of not caring
I suppose
It's an improvement
Over agitation
And yelling
You slur your words
Can't follow a thought
Don't know where you live
On the other hand
You know who I am
Instantly
Know you love me
Remember we're friends
Time and place
Mean nothing
Relationships
Those you love
Are everything
It doesn't matter
If you have nothing to say
You still love us
We still need to
Show up
They tell me
Your condition is
Stable
I guess that means
No more good days
And perhaps
A slower decline
But your story continues
Parkinson's
Is not fatal
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Comments (25)
Pippin_Mariane
Superb done and thanks for the Poem - ^¿^
BessieB
Well written Tara, thought provoking words
beachzz
Words aren't enough sometimes. Love is all there is. You know how this touches me.
TallPockets
HELLO. A most somber but well written piece. SADLY, there are far too many things in life that are ''Out Of OUR Pay Grade'' as it were. ~SIGH~ .... Maybe, IF we ALL decided WORLDWIDE to spend just 1/10th the money on MEDICAL RESEARCH as we do WEAPONS of WAR, it MIGHT make a difference? My BEST to you and yours, KIND SOUL. TallPockets.
anahata.c
Very powerful, Tara. Very touching. I assume this is the same friend you've written about before...you've written a poem of resignation, some deep pain, some deep anguish, and a lot of love. And as always you've done it with great grace & small 'breaths', like the touches & caresses you give your friend. And the last 3 lines ("But your story continues/Parkinson's/Is not fatal") are truly powerful. Having known people with degenerative diseases, I feel this in ways I can't say. Very touching, very direct, and in its absolute embrace of love & friendship & its unalterable rocklike truth, very you. Thank you.
phil01
thanks for the Poem
durleybeachbum
Very moving
bmac62
Wow, well done. I can't say it any better than Mark has said it above. My reaction completely. Thank you for caring for your friend. Tara,...I am not full of biblical quotations but in this case, Matthew Chapter 25, verse 40 comes right to my mind. Here we read this quotation in Christ's own words, "Inasmuch as you've done it for one of the least of these My brothers [and sisters], you have done it for Me." Just writing about your friend ministers to others who may not even comment here. Well done.
Meisiekind
Oh Tara, between Mark and Bill they have said it so well! Let me just add that I feel your pain for your friend. I know we have talked about her before and I realize how very deeply it touches you! Exceptional work! stywe druk en baie liefde Carin
PD154
Yes illness is a terrible thing, it can spoil ones quality of life no doubt, but the love in this message is the paramount key, so eloquent and well written sweetie
Faemike55
Beautifully written!
emmecielle
Moving poeme!
flavia49
very touching!
hipps13
some tend to think so but there is still life wonderful work, Tara May warm hugs that smile, Linda
lucindawind
very moving ..my father had Parkinsons ... horrid disease !
anaber
Strong and heavy at the same time!!Beautiful and very touching!!and if very often the power of love don´t mouve mountains...it always works on its own. Thank you for your love and for sharing this.
elfin14doaks
I wish I was there in person to give you a big hug. I know there is nothing that can make it better or go away. If you need to get it out in word let me know, I am an awesome listener. --- Big Hugs, Cheri
Chipka
Incredibly well done, incredibly moving...it's a profound exploration of something so many people would rather not consider as a part of "everyday life." There's a certain boldness in this, an unflinching honesty that is all-too-rare in this part of the world. This is amazing! Profound! Touching!
barbdennist
I am so moved by your journey with your friend. You are a true friend to stay true to your friendship through the good times and the bad.
Merrylee
What a sad thing to happen to someone...Hugs Tara....hug you friend for me.
elfin12u
Touching and apt,....and to merely exist is no life. I'm so sorry for getting here days late. Playing catch up here is soooo hard to do, I find sometimes that the more I comment, the behinder I get. Roy Orbison did a song with the Traveling Wilburys several years ago. "Anything you want"? I made my youngest son listen to it, while he was in his early teens, after hearing him talk on the phone to two different girls, telling each that he loved them. The song pretty much explains what love means, no matter what, no matter how, anytime at all, always!!. I wanted him to know what exactly he was supposed to mean by saying those words, and if he didn't, to not say it. But you my dear, are the epitome of the definition of love, you and your depth of caring and compassion are the basis to that song.....I think I'll go play it shortly, and think of you.
debbielove
Quite touching and Sad. But so true..... Well written... well done, Tara. Rob
chasfh
This is wonderful stuff. So much said in so few words.
Katraz
A very moving poem.
ontar1
Outstanding work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!