Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. - Golda Meir
Friday, March 6, 2009
Shelter Us. Please.
At first she couldn't remember to take her own medication.
I took over, memorising the timings like how I'd for a school exam..
Then she asked me the day and date, five times in a single hour.
My patience flagged; I nearly snapped at her.
Soon after, she lost all comprehension. Even a simple query like "What would you like for lunch?" made no sense to her. And she's been "mango"-ing me since the moment I woke up this morning. "Mangoes" are worrying her.
"Mangoes" are making me anxious, too. Whatever they are, I wish I could hurl them out the window.
Now her lip is bleeding, swollen to three times its original size, the work of her own unconscious gnawing.
And there is nothing I can do.
All I ask is for You to shelter us, Lord.
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