A chickaree announces a wildcat’s
Approaching. Paul Revere saddles up and
Makes his famous ride. A man called Winston
Churchill holds a press conference. But hold on.
What if the signal were interrupted?
The beast fell off its branch, Paul Revere was
Chloroformed, the press conference was cancelled
On political grounds. The info’s lost.
Alzheimer’s is a condition that blocks
Signals from the brain. The patient’s confused,
Doesn’t know where they are, can’t remember
What happened last week or last year. Just such
Is the state which a tyrant would prefer
To prevail in the body politic.