Well i told u i'll be in touch this time .. so through the many days .. a lot of things happened .. some worthy of mentioning .. this is one of those cases .. it seems .. that one of my friends .. a classmate .. an obnoxious one .. extremely annoying .. was crying .. everyone laughed at her face .. a friend took her out .. when she comes back .. turns out her dad got diagnosed with esophageal cancer .. this is how it went ..
Still .. We smile .. She was having a nervous breakdown .. Spun in a guise of physical illness .. We smile .. She shivers with the so called "cold" , tears well up , clouding her vision, she blinks them into the stream forged by their predecessors .. Still we smile .. Bloodshot eyes stare in wonder .. In search of a saviour ..She is scooped up by a sympathetic friend .. Gets up a shivering .. Whimpering , snot nosed being .. A girl at her weakest .. We break out here and there .. Trying to stifle our laughter .. Some succeed .. Others fail .. She's rushed out of class .. The door closes .. The multitude unleash their giggles ..smiles .. Coughs .. And whinnies .. Still we smile .. And poor me .. Lost in this sea of mirth .. Come to a realization so grave .. It would have brought tears into my eyes .. Had i any .. It finally dawned upon me .. It is that .. Within ourselves .. We are as guilty..nay ... Guiltier than any sadist .. we take pleasure in our brethren's pain .. We present ourselves to society with masks that portray us as saints , some better than others .. While They've shed their masks never to be worn again .................................... Later.. The bubble bursts .. .. The truth surfaces .. We regress into wat we were .. The sympathy ..or lack there of .. Hangs in the air.. I sit there jittering .. Afraid to close my eyes .. And everytime i risk it .. I hope the vision goes away .. Coz everytime i do close them .. I see it .. I see a pack of vultures sweeping in .. Hovering over a carcass .. Letting loose their cries and diving in to wet their beaks.. Snapping off flesh and limb .. Claws dripping blood .. Their faces familiar .. And i see my own amongst them .. my eyes open .. I rush to wipe off the moisture from my eyes.. And i look into hers .. Look from one face to another .. I glimpse shards of pity .. All of us.. wallowing in self pity ... I force my eyes shut .. Indulge in a silent prayer .. What i pray for .. I cannot fathom .. All i can hope for .. Is to be human
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