BURIAL DAY
365 Words
I looked around, searching for my people, as the sad and solemn entity reigned supreme that day.
I saw them
Standing very close to me
They seemed hesitant in beading me farewell
How I longed to tell them that no one here had died yet
How I longed to tell them that the more they called out my name the more I fought with the massive sleep that shut my eyes like the lid on this coffin.
I watched as their muffled cries turned to screams.
How I longed to tell them how much their cries reached me
How I longed to tell them that their screams made my still bones wither
I moved around in the form I would now be known for and saw their attire.
It was the color I had come to take solace in since this heavy sleep took over.
I was distracted as the man in a heavy white robe took a step forward, for I knew what would come after.
In fear, I tried to get up
In fear, I wished for the lid over my eyes to be removed.
In fear, I wished I could join my people in their screams.
But the realization set in when I felt the earth around me.
I was sinking
My people never saw me beside them.
Their voices became faint as I chose to watch over my still body.
I couldn’t hear them anymore.
I couldn’t see them anymore as I looked at the bones in front of me.
Those lips set in a thin line reminded me of just how beautiful my laughter had been.
The skin that now looked as white as a sheet was once tanned.
It was once rosy
It was once full.
It was once filled with color.
As I looked further, I deciphered what would soon become of this body.
As I looked further, I tried to decipher what would become of this new form.
Do I stay with the body?
Do I stay with my people?
Do I wait for the ladder that will lead me to the beyond?
This form longed for a light
One final light to determine its destination ……………
- Writer
