Warning : Mushy post:)
It’s hardly days since you left but your absence is already felt. The only thought that’s comforting is that you are in the midst of family, having fun and enjoying the much needed break from work that you truly deserve for the hours you put in. I struggle to write what it is that I miss the most about not having you around and here’s what I could come up with…
- I miss calling your cell only to hear you impatiently pick up the phone to tell me that you are too busy to talk and will call later.
- I miss asking you each day if you have the time to get done with work early to share an evening chat with me & it hear the same answer every time “Sorry can’t! Have a meeting to go to”
- I miss calling you every time I see something that I want to share and can’t wait till the end of the day to say it to you amidst the cacophony of kids screaming and dog barking.
- I miss picking a fight with you for the simple reason that you don’t find enough time to spend with me. And when every other task on hand takes priority over me, that just makes it worse.
- I miss the silent listener who has all the patience in the world to hear me chatter about work, family, parents, friends and everything that got my angst & joy.
- I miss it when I am at a dinner invite & I raise my eyes to reach out to you and you are nowhere in sight to give me the familiar smile and the silent response to my question.
- I miss it most that you are miles away and that I have to accept the occasional phone calls, the time difference and the inability to see you each evening if I feel like it.
Can’t wait for you to come back. All these years and fights have done nothing to change the way my heart feels for you. The saying “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” definitely rings true as life is just not the same without you around.
