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The Eclectic Pen - Demented Dad

By: Nora F. (nora777)   + 58 more  
Date Submitted: 10/16/2020
Genre: Literature & Fiction » Poetry
Words: 121
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Demented dad, thinks family is making plans behind his back Frantic mom, doesn't know what to do Daughters fighting: to tell him or not to tell him What to do????? Tell him and he would probably kill himself And that would probably kill mom Don't tell him and paranoia increases And he deserves to know the truth Doctor says, if you tell him What makes you think he'll remember any of it an hour later Family did not tell him Soon it was moot Brain loss was too great Went on for 12 years Death came as relief to all And yet all sobbed at graveside anyway Mom never recovered from his illness Her life shrank down To almost nothingness So it killed her too False hope probably didn't matter for dad But didn't do mom any good

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