Through The Eyes And Lips Of My Heart!
Through The Eyes
And Lips Of My Heart!
Dear God in Heaven, I’m nothing but
just another human being, a speck of dust like the eight billion souls roaming
this rugged earth.
My prayer this time around, I ask You help me see
and speak through my heart. My flesh feels and knows nothing and has no
memories.
It’s been a great while and more than
ten thousand moons, since I took a moment and remembered my legendary late
cousin!
Amongst the cousins I’ve had in my life; there’s no
one who stood majestically like Lucky!
Lucky was my everything, the all
rounder of my inspiration, the very source of my aspirations.
Like a little boy in the presence of his daddy
dearest...Lucky was my shoulders which carried all my hopes!
Lucky and I shared many things in
common. As a little boy, Lucky was my big brother, a tower and windows to the outside
world.
Our mutual taste for good music became our foundation
to celebrate our pastime.
Lucky bought all the trending records
of the day like the Commodores, Otis Redding, etc.
Apart from sharing good music, Lucky inspired me in
more ways than one. The man was my celebrity.
Lucky was a very talented electric
engineer and worked for the electrical giants, Siemens Ltd.
As a young boy I was, everything Lucky was on about became my dream too.
Oh kid, did I tell you that Lucky my
cousin, my big brother: had the greatest smile I've ever seen?
Lucky was the most kind hearted of all human beings
in my little world. The man was brutally honest and peaceful!
I could write a book about Lucky's
kindness. Everyone in our neighbourhood knew and loved Lucky so deeply.
You see, Lucky turned our house into a city of
dazzling Christmas Lights! Locals always graced our home in the evening expecting
to be dazzled by Lucky's magic.
Lucky influenced and inspired me to
study the same field he conquered as the electrical engineer.
I followed him around every time he got busy with his
work at home.
I thank God Above for keeping my
sanity intact after the tragedy which befell our family. Nobody could see it
coming.
One Christmas morning, while Lucky and I were busy
doing some electrical repairs to the flat at home.
Lucky's big brother accidentally pushed
the door so hard and forced Lucky to balance on bare live wires.
O God, I shall never forget this saddest Christmas
in my whole life. Lucky got electrocuted and passed away before they could
reach the hospital.
My whole life took the wildest turn on
this sad day. I was devastated and lost my focus.
To this day, I have no recollection of what
happened to the days leading to my hero's funeral.
His sudden death tormented my dreams
and derailed my sleep.
It is hard for me to believe I have managed to
survive over decades without my Lucky.
Through the eyes and lips of my eyes,
all the good memories I spent with my great cousin... I survived the pain of
losing him.
Lucky loved and believed in me hence he
always kept me closer to his heart... I was his right hand man.
Our life together was nothing less than David and
Jonathan.
Through the short time we shared
together, I learned resilience and forwardness. Lucky was my day, my sunshine,
stars and the moon!
These teary eyes of mine and mourning lips helped
me to write these words of pain and sorrow.
Rest in Peace and in Power my Great
Cousin! Forever your sweet memories remain embedded in my heart and soul!
Joy comes in the morning, till we meet again on the
other side of the moon!
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