Some routines which were considered a task, suddenly go away
Every weekend, finding time out of your relaxed space to go and meet that person
That lunch en route,
Picking a sweet from the next shop and taking an ice cream for that person
Hands shaky not able to remove the ice cream cover
But heart happy while licking and savoring every bite
Sitting and talking for a few hours
Endless pain and weakness gradually reducing that to an hour
Standing at the gate till we turn and go away
Changing into we wishing goodbye while asleep and coming away.
Calls every day to check on us
Turning into a call every few days and on that our getting angry.
That first frightening emergency,
To constant hospital visits and always coming back home till the last one.
Years of happiness, joy, sadness, anxiety in a person
Washed away slowly
Is it painful to lose a person suddenly
Or live with the person as they suffer and let them fade away gently….
Well written