Going to visit mom tomorrow,
For Thanksgiving.
Not sure she will know that’s why I’m there,
Or if it’s me.
First major holiday without her.
Even though she is physically here.
Mentally, dementia has won
The war with her brain.
The smile is there
But not sure the recognition is.
Does it matter
That we don’t know
What is going on inside her head?
Does it matter
Does it matter
That we don’t know
If she knows who we are?
Does it matter
That she might not know
What is going on
Or understand anything people are saying?
I guess it only matters
If I think it does.
As long as she has the will to live
It must matter to her.
