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Wi_sweetguy

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A blurred moment of my uncle

I don't know how it was like in the past
It's  like a blurred vision; a dream, woke without conscious of the past
On that night before they went away,
I stopped by as usual and had a brief stay
A moment in time like walking into a dream, not knowing your surroundings
My aunty had told me of how my uncle felt he was not loved
A sad thought, not knowing, his feelings were always hurt
My grandmother; her favoritism, her greed
Deep down inside everyone's heart is a tale, no lips can tell
He was the burden of the family; defected by both ears,
he had trouble hearing, but his hands told a different tale
He was a craftsman, an artists
This brief moment was like a movie,
Visited my uncle before the tragedy

I held my two little cousins and asked if they wanted to sleep over
but those instances they declined,
Thinking about it felt odd
Like the spirits had clamp their hearts; minds


The night was still young, sitting by the tv playing video games all night till 2 am
A breeze came through as my mind felt something was wronged
Somehow, someone, somewhere, came to me in my mind
push me to go out and steer the direction of my uncle's house
I waited and saw nothing, not knowing what was to occur

Felt like something had disturb my soul,
As creep out being alone outside
I went back in to sleep the thoughts
No knowing the last words I said were not "good-byes"
As I closed my eyes, it felt like a life time,
I laid there on my bed, sleeping without any worries
until woken up two hours later in a hurry
I checked the time and it was 4,
Heard knocking on the door

The expression I saw that morning was unreal, like inception; how she believed she was still alive
but was just a denial
Deep down inside, we knew what was real, but kept saying they were still alive
As the new spread as fast as the fire, we all woke up rushing down the street to where the fire was
On Christmas day of 04, it was a time of giving, not taking
blessings were supposed to come and thanks were supposed to be enclosed
As helpless as we all are, we waited and watch the fire to die down,
after hours of momentum change like the Wind of Santa Anna
We couldn't believed, four bodies in dark bags brought into the ambulance

In the last supper, I still remember vaguely of the night before the house fire on Christmas day
I went over to see my uncle as usual, after all he was the one who played the father figure. We had our moments and can't believe his family died so young.  It is true that my uncle had a hearing problem and his wife was finishing college working for an big corp.  Their dreams were becoming finalized, but sadly god decided he needed my uncle's help.  To this day, when I tried to remember the night with my uncle, it was like a blurred vision, a moment in time, a dream; place where we knew something was wrong but didn't know what was it. I can still picture that night like dream.  If I knew it was the last time; I would hug my uncle and tell them I love his family for being there and for bringing me up.  Rest in peace to my Uncle and his family who were struggling to live the American Dream and when they had finally had a small piece of the American dream.  Their lives were taken. May the ancestors watch over you as I know you're always watching over us.
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Re: A blurred vison, my recollection my last moment with my uncle's family
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2014, 04:47:46 AM »
Awesome piece.  Keep it up. O0



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Re: A blurred vison, my recollection my last moment with my uncle's family
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2014, 06:47:42 AM »
What a tragedy. I'm sorry and may they rest in peace. Reading your piece took me back to camp when I was just a young boy sitting there with my father's body laid still to rest etenally.  :'(



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