Slowly, yet Suddenly

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06.21.28

She backed
And locked her eyes
Back into mine.
'Why?'
I asked.

'We don't have
Time to waste.
Come. Fast.'
She ran,
Grabbing my hand;
Pulling me forward.

06.21.26

We reached 261,
And she left me
To open the door.
And, there sat my mom.
I ceased.
Pearl went in.
Sadness streamed
My mom's old eyes.
She ain't closing
Her lips tight.
Oh, mom!
I want to
Give her a warm hug.
I want to hug her tight,
Kiss her cheeks,
And let not her cry.
But, I can't.
She's not even
Seeing me.
I am a dead.
I am a dead.

06.21.18

Slowly, yet suddenly,
A hand
Came from behind,
And pulled me in.
Pearl.

She stood before me,
Staring my eyes,
And said:
'The doctor've just
Diagnosed your death.
Not yet informed.'

06.21.14

I turned around.
There's my body,
Lying over the bed.
I walked
Toward my body.
Oh! Yuck!
It's so bad
And weird,
After that accident.
Oh! It was me.
My eyes wet.

06.20.53

Pearl's hand
Turned me
From behind,
To her.
Her eyes conveyed,
'We don't have much time.'

'Come out.
And see if
There's any strangers,'
Said she.

We walked out.

06.20.34

I turned around,
Outside;
Before 261.
Just my mom
And her friend.
No one else.

'Come on,'
Said she.
'We shall move
To where
Your car crashed.'

'To where
It was crashed,'
Said I,
Signifying the 'was'.

06.19.46

06.18.32

We got into
The chariot.
The seven rode.

06.17.45

She held my palm.
I felt her warmth.
I was so cold.
She held me
Sweeter. Sweeter.

'Your dad
Died last month?'
Said she.

I stared
Into her eyes,
Surprised.
He did.

'An accident,'
Said she.
'That too was planned,
I guess.'

I was more dead.

06.15.53