To Alex at 3 a.m.Summer 2003 - Volume 7 Number 3 Demented baby, Daddy-held Disoriented, labile mood, dysarthric cry But behind clear eyes neurons myelinate Donning long pants for the long day Yet All too soon neuronal antibodies find their prey (You are your own worst enemy) Aluminum and amyloid accumulate Fibrils tangle Dementia comes full spiral A little old man cries in the night And who will hold you then?
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