This is a poem about two lovers, one who lost the other to Alzheimer's. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Our initials are carved into this tree. Do you even remember me..? Do you remember how I got these scars? Or how we carved our names in the stars? You promised me forever and a day, but now that's being taken away. You promised I'd never suffer a broken heart, yet I feel like I'm being torn apart. I swore I'd be okay, but I don't think I'll last a day. Who am I without you? I don't know what I'm going to do... You've never been a burden, not even in times uncertain. I desperately need you to stay, even as your mind continues to decay. Your mind has begun to slip, and upside down it's made my world flip. To be honest, I'm scared. All the time in the world and I'm still unprepared. You wrote your name on my heart in permanent marker, and it's not going to fade after your departure. You leave behind a world I thought would be ours... The worst part is, you didn't even take your flowers.
