Love PAD 18-1

 

Caregiver and Caregivee

 

You haven’t been in our home

for almost five years now.

You just had your 49^th birthday.

You can’t talk, except

“Coo-coo-cookie.”

 

You walk a lot.

I missed many events,

because we had to go walking.

You’d put your hand on my shoulder,

because of your depth perception problem.

 

I still visit you.

Sometimes I bring you a noisy toy,

like ones that used to fill my house

with cheerful noise.

And I bring you coo-coo-cookies.

 

You sit beside me and hold my hand.

When I walk to the door,

you latch on, ready to follow me out,

but we have to remind you,

you don’t live with me anymore.