joe

Happy birthday joe!
Hey..wish me too.. Dumbo!
See i'm not that little boy now, i'm 22 today. And how about you?
Still 34 days...
Grow up man..it's your 18th birthday!
. . . Miss you joe . . .
I'm no more a kid, but i'll always be the same for you. Joe.. Love you.
. . .
Hey..look, remember this box..hmmm?
Dad brought you home in it..you fool. . Aww. . You were so cute..!

(..wish you were here..hhh..Your remains always project a picture of you in my mind. . .)

..Remember that vase..dad's favourite one?
How you rushed to it and broke both..your head and that too!
..awww...you got hurt.. my baby. . .
I've never understood why you did that?

You know.. I tried that also..ha ha..

And remember that day, when you caught your first ever mice... Oh boy, we celebrated that!
Mmmm..you enjoyed it..ain't you?
Though outside of us, no one else could..ha!
Remember mom shouted at you for that..
but..you were so cruel..how did you manage to act so innocently that she started scolding me?!!
Oh..YOU. . .

Uh..you were amazing joe.

You Are Amazing!

I know you've gone forever. But i've always had this illusion..that you. . .
Even after that accident...
I've always seen you breathing.
. . . You're not gone. . You cannot die.

You are here, and will always be with me.
And every year we'll celebrate our birthdays together.

. . .

mm..h..h...h.... Hey..you li'l elf, where's my gift..???

Author's Note

A muse write for Tovli's ten words prose poem contest.

Reviews

[Helena]

I'm a little behind in reading this! But better late than never!

Gorgeous little nostalgic write and it made for a delightful read and put a smile on my face.

Good job!

Helena :)

[EliJoLee]

ohhhhh...
it was cute.
the memories
very uniquely written.
loved it!!

[Sharon Miller Bolander]

I enjoyed your musing on little Joe and life! Sharon

[Tovli]

hey--i liked this--filled with tons of good stuff; pathos, longing, humour, wit--sadness--loved it! tovli