I imagined us at 30... plotting milestones, celebrating those of the decade past, pondering mistakes, vowing to be sillier.
I imagined us at 40... exchanging recipes, dragging a few brats around, watching them grow, borrowing books and reading lists from each other for them.
I imagined us at 50... with more time on our hands, more curious than ever, seeing the world, discovering it with all the years behind us.
I imagined us at 60... brimming with ideas, things we could still do, just for the love of doing
I imagined us at 70... sitting comfortably, talking over endless cups of tea, of the things we were still falling in love with, the ideas we were discovering, of the world changing around us.
But suddenly, there are only two left in the three that should have been us. You are gone and I realise how much your presence meant.
In my head, I'll carry you as the voice that always speaks when it matters most. As the voice that always read between the lines. As the voice that listened, completely, before it spoke. As the voice that always had a smile and a ray of sunshine in it.
I imagined us at 40... exchanging recipes, dragging a few brats around, watching them grow, borrowing books and reading lists from each other for them.
I imagined us at 50... with more time on our hands, more curious than ever, seeing the world, discovering it with all the years behind us.
I imagined us at 60... brimming with ideas, things we could still do, just for the love of doing
I imagined us at 70... sitting comfortably, talking over endless cups of tea, of the things we were still falling in love with, the ideas we were discovering, of the world changing around us.
But suddenly, there are only two left in the three that should have been us. You are gone and I realise how much your presence meant.
In my head, I'll carry you as the voice that always speaks when it matters most. As the voice that always read between the lines. As the voice that listened, completely, before it spoke. As the voice that always had a smile and a ray of sunshine in it.
2 comments:
RIP Rehab :(
I realise too, the presence she meant. The three of us, and our conversations, dreams and conversations about our dreams. Oh Nithya!
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