Alzhemier' S Disease. Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

He was a vigourous
Executive of rare calibre
Working over forty years,
Winning many rewards
For his service and honest
Duties, making his company,
Climb to unimaginable heights.
Wealth, reputation,
He was slowly overcome
By oldage and forgettfullness
Which tried hard to overcome,
He coulnt remember
His old close colleaugues,
Roads he travelled daily,
The liked foods he ate,
The accomplishments
He made for his comany,
Couldnt recognize his friends
Relatives, even his children,
He moved around the room,
With his wife alone,
He was lonely in his thoughts,
Trying hard to remember
The happy days he left behind.

Ravikiran Arakkal