‘Dementia’ by Shan

​We sit together but I am alone
We share a meal but I am alone
We say good morning but I am alone
We sit and have coffee but I am alone
We sit and watch television but I am alone
We are prisoners with invisible bars
We are held in by your mental health of fear
Routine is our constant
I can see him I know he is there
Same on the outside
I recognise his face
All emotion is gone I don’t remember him
Yes I am alone
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We get up and don’t plan the day
We will have to cope with whatever comes our way
Times of joy and moments of pain
Dear Lord help keep me sane
Strengthen us enough for each day
Help me Lord to find a way
To have patience and calm throughout the storm
For I know this is not the norm.