Fading Into Alzheimer 

By Nusrat Jahan Sumaiya

Winter again, same old lane,
spent life mostly where breathing is a game.

House of memories,
empty room, ruined paint.
Blurry windows, sunlight is faint.

Decades of joy were kept in a jar,
now broken, fled too far.

Colourful pills, I forget the number.
Memories leave me alone to deal with Alzheimer.

Long hallway adorned the most,
Now a maze I wander as a ghost.

Life stopped following logic.
Who knew walking would feel this tragic?

Familiarity feels like a distant dream.
Barely can talk, only a muted scream.

Becoming a clueless stranger,
loving faces evaporate like steam.

Dry leaves struggle on branches to linger.
A strange journal, I don’t know how to read.
Maybe words used to guide me,
where ink took the lead.

Silent witness is the moon.
How I struggle to hold the spoon.

Too much labour to swallow food,
I don’t know if I could.

Thread of connection turns off,
when memories can’t stay on.

Years of experience, so many eyes,
slipping through my hands, now everything is a lie.

Friends stopped cheering up,
but the sun stayed.
The moon never judged,
Clouds were never late.

Time passes without giving a visit.
Dates and months now untouched receipts.

Supporter walls never let me fall.
Nowadays, days come heavy,
sleep stays long.

Becoming a human statue,
unable to move. 
What did I do wrong?

Photo album lays unnoticed,
like a laser light I fail to catch.
Melodies pass, a broken whisper.
Fire nearly lit by an old match.

Blurry mirror reflecting dim light,
How did I lose the meaning of sight?

Winter is leaving, but not without me.
White butterfly is setting to be free.

Unfortunately, no,
The last 7 minute theory didn’t work for me.

I am fading with every blink,
leaving memories to all those ink.

Nusrat Jahan Sumaiya Biography
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Nusrat Jahan Sumaiya is an emerging writer from Bangladesh who is currently learning and developing her voice through poetry. She writes about memory, emotion, and the quiet psychological experiences of everyday life. She shares her work across online platforms as part of her journey to grow as a writer and hopes to continue building her path in writing in the future.