FARE THEE WELL …
October Fifteenth, Nineteen Sixty Two…
Hi.
Hi, she responded, her smile warm.
I've come,.. you know why.
Yes, I know.
How are you?
I'm very well, as you can see.
I'm happy where I am.
I'm happy to commence this journey.
It's beautiful here.
Good. Good. I responded, lacking the words to say more.
The atmosphere was peaceful, calm, devoid of fear or tension,
my inside loaded with nostalgia and emptiness.
She could see it.
The perception led to her next words:
You're happy to meet me, right?
Yes, I am.
But you're unhappy I'm leaving, yeah?
Yes, I am.
Hmmmm. Be strong, man, be strong.
Where I am is good.
Where I'm going is good.
The journey is pleasant.
I am happy.
Ok. Good, was all I could mumble.
We remained silent for some eternal fleeting moment
of intense searching and deep discoveries,
journeys into the unknown
a thousand words cannot capture.
Then we arrived at each other again.
It was time to go,
my time was up.
It was time to commence her journey.
She gave me her last words,
easily, clearly, flawlessly, confidently,
emotionally appealing even the callous mind must attend:
Take care of my sister.
It was a solemn delivery,
a declaration.
And I, ever so ready,
plucked from the sinews of the merging Cosmic edge,
gave my words in return,
confidently, clearly, flawlessly.
Yes, I will.
I expected a waving hand, none.
I expected a blinking eye, none.
I expected a smile, I got it charming.
Turning, twisting and tossing inside,
I managed a smiling grimace - the knowing one understood.
I chanted my farewell,
deep-throated, resonating the cells within my universe,
All stood attention for this sire of scion,
icon of a silent hero,
whose beautiful dance the world understood not:
aaaooommmrrraaammmaaaooommm
aaaooommmrrraaammmaaaooommm
aaaooommmrrraaammmaaaooommm
With each chant my friend, my sister, ochuko, my dedicated ally, Sisi Bella,
receded slowly,
fading into the Cosmic
where she had emerged to attend this special August Day Gathering.
Awed and lone, aware and naked, I waved back my gentle gratitude.
She attended.
She was happy.
… July Thirty First, Twenty Eighteen
