Today I realized the value of labelling.
Tagging everyone to a relation .
When you are asked several times , who are you to him?
And out of the avalanche in my heart I was trying to find this answer from my mind.
What should I tell them? Who am I really?
They knew only two relation- family and friends .
How to tell them you always valued your friends more than anyone. Or how your family valued you in their life. How to name our this complicated relation .
All that I told to those hospital people ,'a friend. How it hurt my heart, can't really explain .
After waiting for hours from day to evening when I finally got chance to come near to you . I was so worried how i will react , how it will break my heart to see you there , to feel helpless, to put mask in front of everyone not letting know what am going through .
Luckily they heard my prayers, only one per visitor. I hold my breath and walked towards you as and with time closer my steps truly turned heavy. I prayed whole time for him and now i prayed that it's all a dream and i wake up.
We just had a dream sequence like he always said then why this had to happen, why lord?
The moment I saw his bed I was without words, seeing his bruise face , bleeding Ears, scratched body , torn lips.
But also i saw him sleeping peacefully. It gave me a peace in corner atleast he will rest for a good time, May be now his family will come closer to him, May be they might know the value of head of family.
I stood by you with that flower that I brought for you and a rosary all the while. I hold your hand and called you by your name. You always noticed I never called you by name , here your wish is fulfilled.
I called my heart for you, for you to just open your eyes for once and for once recognize me. May be just like other days i turned your tiredness with my magical wand . But I failed you were lying in front of me and I was helpless.
I was standing quietly by you holding you, rubbing your hands , I even brushed your hair with my fingers .
I told you later I am going like i do , and you tried opening your eyes , and said Why? Mad you! Even with lil of the vision you got you responded the very statement you hate the most . And out of all silence I burst to laughter. Hold you more tightly with a smile on face .
When I was staring you sleeping like a baby, someone came by. He seemed to be curious about me, looked like your brother. I got my hands from yours still looked at you, still played with that tag they put on your wrist with your name on it.
He asked again same question I had no answer, who am I? This time I said ,' Close friend '. He didn't mind a bit so didn't me. We both were by you, he brought shorts for you . Funny you were half naked and I was just covering you with the blanket with blood stains surely not letting those nurse get some views.
He made me go out, I looked at you for once with deep breath and left the place .
Satish was waiting for his chance got him pass from your niece and one another from your brother and got again chance to pop close to you . Let him and few more people to see you and again walked to you to say ?"bye for now".
How important is it to say,' who am i' ? May be then they would have left me inside for longer or even allowed to stay for the night and meet you during the odd hours . Just be there by you, waiting for the time you opened your eyes and recognized me and called my name for once touching my face assuring everything will be alright .
May be another long wait for another time another day. Why did you do? Why did you only prayed for me and not you. And how come God heard your prayer and not mine, I had asked him to take care of you , to give you all happiness you deserve .
Really maindak who am I to you? Can we explain to others , can we?
Saturday, May 12, 2018
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