Brandon's Writings

this a song that i wrote while struggling to understand the suffering my family is going through with my grandmother who has dementia. to all those who have lost someone, but have that someone still be alive, you are not alone.

so, this is how it is
that’s what you tell me and want me
to believe
how did you expect me to behave
when you told me her mind was
wasting away

she always told my father
never to put her in a home
she said she’d be just fine
in her old house on her own
but things have changed
she’s really not the same
and every day
we pray she’ll remember us

so, this is what it’s like
to lose someone who’s still alive
it’s never been so hard on me
as it’s been these past few weeks
and it’s hard to tell
where heaven is when you’re going
through hell
and the rest of my family
is drug through it too

everyday i pray she’ll wake up and say
“i remember your name, and i recognize your face”
but if not here, then when we meet again