Storms of the Inland Sea: Poems of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving
October 4, 2022
First published in Open to Interpretation: Fading Light
July 2013
Like a print creased from age,
flecks falling from the cracks,
we lost parts of her,
faded
a year at a time
a month at a time
a day at a time.
Some would have it
that a painting
is more true to reality
than is a photograph,
that it captures
a vibrancy,
a character,
a photo cannot.
I would argue
a photograph
is more true to reality,
no matter how
well-cared for,
with age
a photo fades,
loses its acuity
and color.
