Meet Me At Emotional Baggage Claim
“In a holiday that’s all about food, this one will taste bittersweet.
Because we just lost our friend and neighbor Harry. He passed away the other day at age ninety, in his home, next door.
I was out of town when it happened, though when I came back, I noticed that his light wasn’t on at night, usually a warm yellow glow through the dark branches of the trees, jagged and bare now, like black lightning.
I suppose I should have realized he had passed, but I didn’t, which is the paradox of death. I...t always comes as a surprise, even when it’s expected. The shock arises from its very gravity.
I felt that way about my father’s passing, ten years ago. I knew and I didn’t know, both at once. I was completely prepared, and I wasn’t prepared at all.
I still feel that way.
Harry didn’t look well at his last birthday, when Francesca and I went over, bringing him a gift sweater we knew he’d never wear, because he loved his old cardigan. It was only a few months ago, but his sharp blue eyes had lost a little focus, as if his brain had loosened the reins.MoreLess
Because we just lost our friend and neighbor Harry. He passed away the other day at age ninety, in his home, next door.
I was out of town when it happened, though when I came back, I noticed that his light wasn’t on at night, usually a warm yellow glow through the dark branches of the trees, jagged and bare now, like black lightning.
I suppose I should have realized he had passed, but I didn’t, which is the paradox of death. I...t always comes as a surprise, even when it’s expected. The shock arises from its very gravity.
I felt that way about my father’s passing, ten years ago. I knew and I didn’t know, both at once. I was completely prepared, and I wasn’t prepared at all.
I still feel that way.
Harry didn’t look well at his last birthday, when Francesca and I went over, bringing him a gift sweater we knew he’d never wear, because he loved his old cardigan. It was only a few months ago, but his sharp blue eyes had lost a little focus, as if his brain had loosened the reins.MoreLess
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