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Alzheimer’s Hostage

Fingertips of membrane
reflects lace arteries
desiccating and lovely

Sentient as the elderly
wrinkles, knuckles, muscles
snowy, silver, wizened
pillars of lightning cirrus illuminate
the yellowed blanket of remember

Freckles hold in child-like love
empty rivers of laugh a spark back then
candles evaporated
the sunset forever unconscious
dead beams of memory