Though Vernon’s communication is getting noticeably better, it still doesn’t seem that he knows where he is and why he is there. As I’ve said before, it must be like a dream to him. An un-lucid dream.
I asked him yesterday how he felt in this place. It didn’t take long for him to answer: “Like a scarecrow.”
What a great image, what a way to sum things up. I am interpreting here, but I can imagine he would feel like a scarecrow: lonely, immobile, long-suffering, pecked and prodded at constantly, wondering how long he will be stuck in this strange landscape with nurses checking in on him and elderly patients wheeling by.
I sketched this guy tonight as a little homage to Vernon, even though the concept could be long gone to him the next time he’s asked.
Maki insisted I turn his trousers into pajamas. I should have put him in a wheelchair.
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i would never have thought about a scarecrow before ..but the more i think about it ..yes that is how Vern must feel…..
love your scarecow Allison ..somehow he doesn`t look sad and alone ,,not like noraml scarecrows!!
i found this bit of a poem…
“All my true feelings, they don’t know how much I’ve cried
Hoping someone would save me without pushing me aside
I’m one of a kind, that’s the one thing I know
I’m a scarecrow on the outside, but my soul will always glow.”
xx love and hugs to you all”
That’s sweet! What a lovely poem. Thanks Vanessa!
Allison,
I can see why Vern would feel like a scarecrow. Not able to walk and get around by himself. And being there constantly in a place for older people that do not fit his way of thinking. But I know this one thing and that God stands beside Vern and you and Maki and Justine. So just reach out and take God’s hand because He is there waiting and watching Vern all along the way.
Easter Blessings.
Becky
The scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz sais he hasn’t got a brain, but it turns out he does. Maki used to love that film when he was 2, (Up to when they get to the Emerald City, then it got too scary). He could do the dance and the walk of the scarecrow. I remember we made a scarecrow on the lawn, I wonder if there is a photo of it in his album?
Big easter hug to you all x
Thanks Synnøve! I’ll pass this idea along to Maki! And lol for the pictures! “If I only had a brain…” Didn’t even think of that!