Saturday, May 04, 2013

Danny Boy, and the Big Three Zero




When does a person becomes more than an acquaintance and more like a friend.


And yet how do you define a friend
What if you feel a sense of connection
But at the same time, you barely know him at all


who is someone whom you see at work almost every day
had a drink or two together, more than once or twice
shared a joke, a common enemy, and many late hours


Fate is a fickle mistress
No man nor beast can tame her


people would say, you were gone before your time
people would say, life has been terribly unfair to you


No matter what
I was glad to have known you


And I will ensure your memory lives on
Just by writing you down into this history of me


Danny Boy


On my birthday today
While I celebrate everything that has given me life thus far
I give a toast to you too


In this cusp of my big three O
One cannot help but be more aware of mortality
And again, cant help but be more dazzled by its wonder and glow


I fear death a lot more than when I was 13
But now, I enjoy life a lot more too
and love even more fiercely than before


Here is to life , to friends..
And to love



~ I started writing this out of grieve. But never finished it.
I think now is as good a time as any to finish my letter to Danny and to myself.

Life and death does seem to interview, to force us to reflect and to rejoice.






Sincerely
Yours

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