Wednesday, March 18, 2009

a whole lifetime

2 weeks. he said it has been 2 weeks. i can hear the echo in my brain, which is struggling to grasp the meaning of the word. 2 weeks? it has only been 2 weeks? seems more like a lifetime has passed. at least one person's life has. a span that has changed everything. and yet, when i wake up in the morning, everything is peaceful and everything is the same. the passing on of someone doesn't seem to have that much effect on the universe. the pilings are still clanging, the horns honking, people laughing, the sun still sets with so much beauty and drama. the sadness has been buried, a mere 2 weeks away. pretty soon, will anybody remember? the detachment of reality seems so cold. the throbbing of the heart already a distant memory. soon, someone new will sit in that chair. and life will go on.

a whole lifetime, and 2 weeks later, all is forgotten and we begin on a new slate. life is so impervious.

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