My first post for the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2014. Almost a month ago, I had decided against participating and I had emailed Michelle (one of the co-hosts and bloggette friend) about it. This, after informing her about an event that rocked my life.
My dad, aged 70, passed away 29 days ago. These short messages -100 words (drabble) or 200 words (droubble) are a mix of past, present and future happenings, memories, and thoughts.
I apologise if some of these letters end up on a sad note.
A - Acceptance
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward - C.S. Lewis
How do I accept you will never return home?
Your desperate attempts to breathe haunt me - 36 hours turned hope into
despair. How do I stop this recurring image - your bidding me good night and
walking slowly to your room, wearing those black and red flip-flops?
I wake up everyday and expect to see you in
the living room – I imagine myself grabbing the newspaper while you're
distracted by the news on television.
How do I assuage my guilt over those words repeated
every day of your hospital stay - false words I believed in – back
home soon?
