What It's Like: A Personal Story of Suffering - Confusion
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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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CONFUSION
By Janice Veldman
The door bell rings
Answering it
I find mom holding
a birthday cake
She is drenched
from the pouring rain
Why are you here?
Because I am the one who
Always bakes the cake
Wondering how I might ask for whom it is
She blurts “don’t tell me you forgot
Something is wrong if birthdays
are no longer remembered”
I nod
puzzled
perhaps as confused as she
I ask if she recalls
how many are coming
Perturbed
she abruptly leaves
Later in the day
she phones with exciting news
of having been invited
to a birthday party
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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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