In the poem “Alzheimer’s” by Kelly Cherry, the theme is about losing someone you love, but not in the sense of death. Cherry gives readers a glimpse into the frustration felt by those affected by Alzheimer’s, not just the person who has it but also the people who love them.The poem talks about a man who comes home from the hospital with Alzheimer’s disease. I find this poem interesting because of the sudden, distinctive changes in the tone that you will notice when reading this poem. Towards the middle of it, it says how this man remembers his house, the walkway he built, his garage and his car. He also remembered himself in his younger days, when he loved music.But at the end of the poem, the man struggles to remember who “this women is, this
