Alzheimers
– Manasa Reddy Chichili
I am in mourning. I am quiet.
I am a closed book. In the past we were the best.
Present unspoken. I have lost my precious memories.
I recognise you but I have lost my consciousness.
Our life is full of happiness now it is unspoken.
We are separated by the death of thought.
Our old life together is now over.
My life is so little.
But I have learned so much from my side.
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Manasa Reddy Chichili a poet from Hyderabad, Telangana. My haiku and tanka have been published in several journals such as Under the Basho, Mainichi Haiku and others. My haiku was nominated for the Touchstone Award (2025), and I have also dabbled in writing haikus directly in Japanese.