Eight-line Poems

Alzheimers

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Alzheimers

These rags would indicate presence,
though lacking that certain essence,
they drape an empty mimicry
of being, much less than simile,
still claims a space within the scene,
solidity quite unforeseen,
yet turns its back upon the world,
its vacancy upon us hurled.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 11.18.23
Prompt: As per illustration.