Alzheimer’s

Vandal Poem of the Day: July 23, 2021

 by Angela Narciso Torres

there was a piano she loved

cherubs carved on cherry wood

hands ripple over ghost keys

she nods off, chin to chest

do you want to lie down?  no 

under the palms in a pink housedress

what is your name? she asks

again cherubs playing violins

sunlight slips behind ferns

from What Happens is NeitherFind more by Angela Narciso Torres at the library
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Published in Angela Narciso Torres Poems

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