A very close mamu of mine passed away today, and from the time I heard his news and till the time I saw his body, I was numb. My mind was processing the memories a billion minutes per second and my heart was racing and yet I was driving to comfort his family. I don't know why but everyone look towards me to make things okay, to sort and manage things. I always end up taking charge as well.
From cleaning the place to overlooking the cooler being installed and to the time they brought him back home from the hospital. I saw him being brought in wrapped in a white cloth till they unveiled his face, I had my shit together and all that while I kept remembering how his smile was, how our moments were and how things will be. How can a person become just a body in a matter of minutes? How can a life just be a soulless vessel? This is life I guess that goes blank in one minute leaving behind a million memories.
And at this moment all I need is a comforting embrace of my own while I tirelessly look after the others.
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