this sadness alone

by reach the sky

this text is in response to something i saw at work.
it stuck with me all day,
so i felt it was appropriate to blip.
i wanted to take a pic of the actual note,
but dont feel comfortable pulling my camera out at work
(the whole state job / important documents thing...)

on one of the applications,
instead of leaving the household section blank,
she opted to write in a note explaining that
she's the last surviving member of her family,
a widow, about to turn 90, and living alone.
soon after reading this note i realized that today is her birthday.

:(

part of me wanted to call and tell her happy birthday,
but i'm still in test mode- not supposed to be making phone calls
(phone & internet use is heavily monitored...)
the thought crossed my mind to call from my cell,
but i decided having a complete stranger call up
and somehow know its her birthday
would probably freak her out more than anything..

happy birthday mary.



*a year ago today*
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