"If I Had Three Wishes, This Is What they'd be, Jack In The Box, A Ragged Doll, And A Tall Green Christmas Tree. If They Could Be Granted, I'd Never Ask For More, With Three Such Perfect
Wishes, What Would I Do With Four. To Wake Up Christmas Morning, And Find Awaiting Me, My Three Most Perfect Wishes, How Happy I Would Be"!
It's Halloween, as I sit in the funeral parlor, on the hard wooden bench, I see the mourners piling in. The lines of life, reflected on their faces, depicting their life stories. This a fourth friend who's child lost their life, way too soon. A bad car accident. I can't, and won't even try to imagine, the horror they are feeling. I thought children, were supposed to out live, their parents. It's futile, to try and understand why, this could happen. What makes it even harder for me, is two weeks earlier my hubby, and I ran into our friend, and her son, while eating breakfast. They came over, and we spoke, and laughed. Now, we will never speak to him again.
When my daddy (RIP), died, as I rode in the back seat of the limo, I watched the cars pass by, filled with people going about their normal day, like nothing happened. As I fought back my tears, I wanted to scream out, stop, can't you feel my pain. How can you, all of you, act as if nothing happened? But we do pick up the pieces, and go on. We have to, there are no other options.
Life for me now, is more precious then ever. I appreciate the things, I never thought about before. A laugh, has so much more meaning. Friends, take the place of family members, that are gone.
Yes, as I sit on this hard bench, I pause my life, and reflect. I miss those days of long ago, when wants were simple!
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