They learn to endure
Independence
Gradually lost
Walking
Talking
Less secure
Suddenly
Caught in a new milieu
A failing mind
Trapped
In a failing body
For old age
No shelf life guaranteed cure
Sheltered care
They have lost their choice
Complicity
Gradually growing
Sitting
Lying
Less unsure
Suddenly
Buying into this duplicity
Old age caught up
Trapped
Between four walls
In old age
We learn to all the minor indignities
accept
By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-04-07
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