The Dwindling Gasps
The cold wind blows as we ring the bell- Which feels as if death lingers right outside the doorstep and knocks to come in. We know there is a soul inside ready to join the Creator, Ready to leave this world of suffering. As we proceed to see that soul right now gasping- Gasping for the world's precious air- Holding on to loved ones and more living moments; The soul knows deep inside that the clock is ticking. The heavy breaths take me back to the hospital room 17 months ago- Where I got used to hearing that sound for a few days, And sat with my birth giver, looking at her mouth open and shut, Occasionally looking down to the Exam papers I was scoring. I never knew that the seventh day in that room would be the day to pack up- Yet go back home without its homemaker. How would I know that that day she raised her hand in Hallelujah She would go to the realm of eternal praise and keep singing forever! The agony this infectious disease causes is unfathomable- Yet the sufferers ar...
