The Last Goodbye

Mak 'Yan' passed away peacefully last wednesday. May she be blessed.

I Remember You, I Remember Youth

I remember her to be the woman with the funniest, loudest laughter I've ever heard. I remember her as the woman who's house I'd always visit first on hari raya occasions. I remember her during her better days.

Last night, I saw her face. I almost couldn't believe that was her. Surreal. I didn't cry but it broke me. Lying on her bed, oxygen-supplied through tubes and inhalent, she paled in comparison to the person she was. The bubbly aunt I knew now in total helplessness, almost resigned to her fate. Cancer being her potential conqueror.

I pray for her. To live healthy if she's going to survive. To end suffering and pass on if she's not.

It was a timely reminder of how short life is. One moment you're dreaming of what dreams may come. The next, you're lying on your death bed. And your life flashes by.

Of cos, we might never learn from life's experiences and lessons. We never change. But I might just learn to appreciate the people around me more. Stop bickering and love, love, love.

You Should Stay The Night

We should go to sleep now

You should stay the night

I'll be up to watch the world around us live and die

Lying on the grass now

Dancing for the stars

Maybe one will look on down and tell us who we are

We might fall

I could join the circus

And you could sell your hair

I could learn to walk the line or learn to train the bears

Tell me are you crazy

And did you like the cold

Tell me are you comfortable if comfortable at all

We might fall

Now that we are older

I remember you

Reaching out to show me all the things that I must do

Now that we are older

I remember youth

Now that we are close to death and close to finding truth

We might fall

I wonder what will happen to us if we did...




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