TO THE LAND OF FADELESS DAY

The bus seemed to be flying past people, buildings, trees. I lost track of where exactly I was as I blankly starred out the window. I looked around at the people in the bus and asked myself, what is going on through these people's minds? What could be the reason for that man wearing such a bad tie to work and why was the girl sitting at the door so sad? Looking around i wondered, does anyone here even stop to think about me, about what goes on in my mind?,what is going on in my mind NOW? then i realized I don't always stop to think or wonder what other passengers could be thinking about, i never even care to begin with so why should someone care about me? I was troubled that morning, i felt like zombie after receiving the news that he was gone, that grandpa was no more. Just the previous day i had called to talk to him but i didn't! I started recalling events of that day trying to find out where something might have been a sign, even just a little sign. I realized something was amiss that day; I felt unusually sad, disoriented even and i did not feel like working at all. At lunch i decided to take a walk alone instead of going to eat with friends as usual. On my way back i started thinking about him, my grandfather; he was in hospital and i thought, i haven't spoken to him in a while let me call. So i called but i didn't get to talk to him as my cousin who was with him informed me that a nurse was ministering to him so he asked me to call later. When I got to the office, i had so much work to do that I forgot to call back. Little did I know that i had missed my chance to say goodbye...I will forever miss him, the man that gave me hope and told me stories. The man that reminded me of my cheeky childhood days and fondly called me 'Nyagango'. R.I.P grandpa, say hi to dad and grandma for me, tell them we miss them all so much! Till we meet again, we will be singing;

 'In the land of fadeless day, lies the city four square. 

  It shall never pass away, and there is no night there.

       God shall wipe away all tears, 

       there's no pain, no death nor fear,

      And they count not time by years

      For there is no night there... '

                                                                    With Love, Sarah