Lost Alive.......

As they sit there
In silence
Are they in thought
Or in remembrance
Of their past......

Maybe trying to think
But can't
Conversation is gone
A few words here and there
Fewer, as the day's go by.........

Doesn't know your name
Trusting you
Because you are in their every day life
People that haven't
They remember no more
The smile they show
When they see you
But ask
Who was that
After you left...........

Is it a world they have
Without thought
Or direction...........

We can't turn them away
You love them
As you always did
Of the yesterdays...........

They can't remember you
You can and do remember them
As you care,love
And understand why...........

Don't turn them away
They don't want this either
Their life was taken away.........

We still love them
Care for them
Give them a safe place to stay........

See them, as much as you can
No excuses why you can't
Because there are none
On this earth to use...........

They could be our Father
Mother too
Aunt or Uncle
Maybe You.....................


Michael Vandyke  @ 2016