Poem – The Football Game
Another beautiful poem written by a daughter which captures her mother living with dementia at a football game. Thank you Kelly Carder for submitting your poem. Enjoy everyone!
The Football Game
She sat in the stands holding my hand
She was there to watch her great-grandsons play in the band
The game was crowded and loud
Confusion covered her face like a shroud
Here eyes looked scared as she clutched at my hand
Until I gently reminded her to look over at the band
She might get confused and call them different names
But as she caught sight of the boys, she remembered why she came
With no make up on her face, hair messy and blowing in the wind
She barely resembled the woman she once had been
The memory thief has stolen so much
I am thankful she finds comfort in my touch
One day soon my name will fade
But I know deep in her heart I will always stay
Mom I know this is a path you did not want to take
But I will love you forever and be thankful for the memories we make.
Kelly Carder wrote this poem after taking her mom with Alzheimer’s to watch her great grandsons march at a football game.
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