I miss the you of yesterday
The solver of problems
When I was in a bad way.
Your hugs are still you
But your words,
They’re so confused.
They call it the long goodbye.
Your memory is fading,
& you're not the same guy.
Sometimes your mind slips slowly,
Other days, at light speed.
I cry for the day you won’t know me.
For now we must be content
To love you for this season
& not query the troubles that were sent.
I will always remember you as Dad
Not this person who’s tangled
in his own mind, fragmented and sad.
