Aunt Margaret

Time continues to tick
your body shuts down
age catches up
and u r just
not who u were
old age
dread it

My aunt is
unresponsive
i can't get thru
smile as I might
she stares blankly
i feed her as i needed to
she to weak to hold a fork
a nurse to her
not a niece who loves her so

She is one of my favorites
always there for me
my mothers sister
one of the twelve

Nursing home
is her home now
will be for whatever
time she has left
she must be fed
changed cleaned
by someone other
than herself
saving grace
she has no clue

Sores on her legs
her backside red
immobility
dementia

She is tired
i think she is ready

Now i wait
for the inevitable
as i cry
and watch time
go by