My shadow went to heaven
1st April, 2017, Saturday morning around 8
It was a moment of grief and sorrow
For the first time in forever, she lied to us
Requesting the doctors and begging us to take her home from the ICU ward
Telling us she’d be perfectly fine once we take her home
But instead of being fine ,that angel went to heaven
She left us all grief-stricken and inconsolable
For the first time in forever, I cried upon meeting her
For the first time in forever, she didn’t greet me with a smile
For the first time in forever, she didn’t kiss me on my forehead
For the first time in forever,tears rolled down my father’s cheek as he laid her in her grave
‘Dadi’ I used to call her though we were more like best friends
Thousands of people gathered around her but she didn’t utter a word
Yes, it was grandma’s funeral
All moaning and wailing asking her why did you leave us
While I stood beside her and secretly uttered,
I wait , I wait for the day when we will meet in heaven
-Eesha Zafar