Where Did She Go?

Where did she go,
This woman I know?
The grower of flowers,
Her favorite the rose.
The football fan
Cheering on her team.
The avid reader
Who shared her books
With me.

She lives in the past
Where her memories don’t last
She doesn’t know who to trust
She’s forgotten all of us.
She lives in the past with glimpses of now.
I wish I could bring her back to stay somehow.
I wish I could bring her back to now.

Where did she go,
This woman I know?
Quick with numbers
Done in her head
The fashion designer
Of her own clothes
The fixer of things
Like toasters that burn
And mixers not spinning.

She lives in the past
Where her memories don’t last
She doesn’t know who to trust
She’s forgotten all of us.
She lives in the past with glimpses of now.
I wish I could bring her back to stay somehow.
I wish I could bring her back to now.

Where did she go?
This mother I know
The supplier of hugs
And plenty of smiles.
The master penny pincher,
Who did without
So we could have,
Who taught us to honor our dad.
She’d never leave on her own.

She lives in the past
Where her memories don’t last
She doesn’t know who to trust
She’s forgotten all of us.
She lives in the past with glimpses of now.
I wish I could bring her back to stay somehow.
I wish I could bring her back to now.