Saturday, February 17, 2007

after laughter, comes tears

sometimes it sucks when music is your soundtrack.

the moment i rolled over this morning and saw MOMS on the cell phone screen, I knew something was wrong.

Cue Tearz from the Wu as it began to run through my mind in the background.

It's 8:27 AM and before I even answered, I check the call history. Six missed calls between 2:19 and 3:10 in the morning.

Take a deep breath...hello? what's wrong?

Your cousin got shot. etc etc etc. All else she said was a blur.

So, I've been on edge all morning. Not too hungry. Just in a daze. I had planned on going to church tomorrow. Now, I got one more reason to pray for. I love my family and it pains me for anyone of them to become a victim. Because in the end, we are all victims.

Sometimes people try to live vicariously through others just to experience the thrill or excitement. Right now, I find myself on the verge of throwing up with a burning sensation permeating my entire body praying for son to pull through. It's eerie that I sent a posthumous shout-out on Thursday to Big L and today I am on bended knee for my own Big L. He's a strong dude, but please God bless him.

8 comments:

The Secretary of Defense said...

my prayers are with you and your family....hold your head.

Thump

The Secretary of Defense said...

my prayers are with you and your family....hold your head.

Thump

Marly said...

Damn, I'll be prayiin Pops. Stay up, I'm here if u wanna talk.

winterssoulstyce said...

sorry to read what happened. i hope that you and your family are okay.

Anonymous said...

i'm praying for you, your family and, of course, Big L. God bless you all.



Flo

seedofeve said...

i'm sending up prayers for you and your's.

Anonymous said...

it's been 10 days...how's everything?

POPS said...

nearly 4 years later...he is alive and well and has a young daughter now...life is funny like that