What It's Like: A Personal Story of Suffering - Beauty Unfaded
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Table of Contents
- 0. STORY PREFACE
- 1. Lewy
- 2. Lost
- 3. Dreams
- 4. Enter My World
- 5. The House of Memories
- 6. Wanderers
- 7. The Feather
- 8. Spouse
- 9. Sitting on a Cement Bench
- 10. Watching a Movie
- 11. The Puppy
- 12. Lost Thoughts
- 13. Changing
- 14. Confusion
- 15. My Sister
- 16. Trapped Thoughts
- 17. In a Warm Comfy Bed
- 18. Man Dressed in Black
- 19. Lost Time
- 20. Beauty Unfaded
- 21. Tell Me a Story
- 22. Her Husband
- 23. Appreciate the Beauty of One
- 24. The Bath
- 25. The Key
- 26. Memories
- 27. Eyes
- 28. The Maple Tree
- 29. Death
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BEAUTY UNFADED
By Janice Veldman
the stench of sleep
lingers on her breath
unnoticed
her sleep-tossed graying hair
does not matter
in his eyes
she has everlasting beauty
it was her beauty that drew her to him
his love grew roots into that beauty
a romance grew from its sprouts
expecting a lifetime
of closeness and intimacy
now that beauty has faded away
he commands a new post
always on alert
in the morning rises from a sleepless night
his tired body moves into action
a routine he knows well
willing to alter if she becomes confused
he assists, comforts, holds, soothes her
what she was able to do
he now does for her
he chokes away his fears
replacing those with a smile
he aims to please her
though never confident that he does
she is his and he is hers
at least he hopes it is so
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Table of Contents
- 0. STORY PREFACE
- 1. Lewy
- 2. Lost
- 3. Dreams
- 4. Enter My World
- 5. The House of Memories
- 6. Wanderers
- 7. The Feather
- 8. Spouse
- 9. Sitting on a Cement Bench
- 10. Watching a Movie
- 11. The Puppy
- 12. Lost Thoughts
- 13. Changing
- 14. Confusion
- 15. My Sister
- 16. Trapped Thoughts
- 17. In a Warm Comfy Bed
- 18. Man Dressed in Black
- 19. Lost Time
- 20. Beauty Unfaded
- 21. Tell Me a Story
- 22. Her Husband
- 23. Appreciate the Beauty of One
- 24. The Bath
- 25. The Key
- 26. Memories
- 27. Eyes
- 28. The Maple Tree
- 29. Death
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Media Credits
Photographic image—by Dane Vandeputte—taken on November 9, 2014. Online via Flickr; license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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