A BOUNCED REALITY CHECK
(For Mama)
Slowly, ever so slowly
her once sharp wit and constant humor faded.
Days rolled into one. Memories were elusive
and friend became stranger.
Danger lurked in once harmless places.
Faces, before familiar, now unrecognized.
She fought to get a grip, to not let reality slip.
Yet the long trip on the roller coaster of mental torment refused to end.
Alzheimer's triumphed, enmeshing her in a prison of delusion
(c) 2011 Yasmin Morais
BLESSINGS
"God bless you my child", my grandma would say
for simple acts of love I'd do each day.
Combing her hair.
A drink of water.
Reading chapters of her favorite book.
All these elicited outpoured blessings, not fully understood
by my young mind.
Now the flowing bounties I see
confirm the legacy of my grandma's blessings
resting on me.
(c) 2011 Yasmin Morais
BIO:
Yasmin Morais was born in Jamaica. She attended the University of the West Indies (Mona) where she completed her Bachelor of Arts (Spanish) and Master of Science (Government, with an International Relations focus). She later moved to Toronto, Canada, where she completed a Master of Science in Information Studies at the University of Toronto. Yasmin also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Honors) from the University of London.
Yasmin’s poems have been published in The Potomac, Nursing Science Quarterly, and Pen and Prosper. To promote the work of Caribbean poets, Yasmin created the blog Poets of the Caribbean: poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.com.
Her second collection, Questions in Jamaican Patois will be available in the fall of 2023.
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.
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