Torooblog: mother's death

my mother had been in the hospice for about a week

and all of the family's friends came by one night to say goodbye

they all seemed to know it was her last night, or soon to be gone anyway

i was lost and had no idea

well i said good night to her unknowingly, a kiss on the cheek, and she held me as i was backing away and gave me a light slap on the face

she laughed a little and so did other people in the room

well the next morning my brother called me and told me mom was dead

i got there and the room smelled like decay, like it had been for the last months

a corpse there, she was gone

my brother on his computer

my other brother on his phone

my father in the lounge down the hall

i sat on the windowsill, wondering " why am i looking out this window ? "

where is your art ?

Submitted August 22, 2016 at 12:52AM by Dogonapillow http://ift.tt/2bdQ4P3

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