Poetry Promotes Mental Agility

Please bear with me as I present an acrostic poem.  Unlike the familiar rhyming poem, an acrostic poem is about a subject, and each line begins with a letter in the title.  So here it goes...

DEMENTIA

by Leah

Diligence is needed in

Everything I do.

Mental exercises

Engage my mind daily in

Negligible attempts

To restore my life,

Including activities that are

Altogether necessary.

Here's another type of poem.  It uses a rhyming pattern ABCA. 

My Mission

by Leah

I have lost many things

In this life of mine.

But, surprisingly, dementia

Has given me wings...

Precious wings meant for flight

Allowing me to live and grow.

But even with dementia

I have to fight.

Society's view is out of joint

It limits our abilities.

I must use my wings

To change its viewpoint.

Write your own poem about how Alzheimer's, dementia, or caregiving has affected your life.