Alzheimers Poem

Do not ask me to remember
Don't try to make me understand
Let me rest and know you're with me
Kiss my cheek and hold my hand

I'm confused beyond your concept
I'm sad and sick and lost
All I know is that I need you
To be with me at all cost

Do not lose your patience with me
Do not scold or curse or cry
I can't help the way I'm acting
Can't be different though I try

Just remember that I need you
That the best of me is gone
Please don't fail to stand beside me
Love me 'til my life is done

by Owen Darnell