02-10-2018, 03:03 PM
i just was reminded how utterly mistaken i was when interpreting/ thinking about your poem, duke. dementia is not forgiving, it may bring out otherwise controlled/ repressed character traits, but above that, it doesn´t move the blame/forgiveness pendulum in either way.
no need to write "everyone (else)"... i think your poem has quite an impact.
first we fret about how we´re perceived by the ones we love...
then we realize we forgot that being perceived - no matter how - counts more.
and the ending of your poem sent me thinking as well. can there even be a nirvana as long as there are traces of past left? would i trade precious memories for forgetting painful ones?
no need to write "everyone (else)"... i think your poem has quite an impact.
first we fret about how we´re perceived by the ones we love...
then we realize we forgot that being perceived - no matter how - counts more.
and the ending of your poem sent me thinking as well. can there even be a nirvana as long as there are traces of past left? would i trade precious memories for forgetting painful ones?
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