LOSING

To lose somebody special is one of the most harrowing experiences that one can possibly go through life. That someone special may be a kin, a friend, a lover or a pet animal. But whoever or whatever is involved, and whatever the reasons may be, the feeling is generally the same. The loss invariably creates a deep void within that makes one feel so incomplete and inadequate. There is also the attendant pain and misery that seem to last forever. For somebody who has gone or is going through the experience, the minutes and the hours appear to pass by so torturously slow. The time utterly loses its significance that it no longer matters whether it is day or night. Each day that arrives is just another moment to wallow in the company of grief and despair. Really, to lose somebody is to lose oneself!