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Funerals are for Sissies

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Funerals are for sissies.  Nothing is accomplished except the raw expression of emotion through mindless routines and half-empty words.  It's not as if you could have heard me whisper a soft "I love you" to your corpse all the way from heaven's gate.

Of course, you scarcely knew it even when you were alive, dear.  You could only speculate how many little names I had for you.  And you never had a clue how many times I whispered them throughout the day, saving your true, beautiful name to fend off the horrors of sleepless nights (only to dream of you once the insomnia died).

I raise my custom cocktail in a toast.  A toast for you, love.  All of this is for you.

You knew that I knew that what happened was no accident.  You knew that I knew that you desired to fly more than anything.  And you flew, love.  And then you crashed.

My tongue savors the sweet liquid, the very essence of death itself.

Death isn't permanent for me, sweetheart.  I don't care how soundly you sleep.  I'm coming to wake you up.
WOW, THIS IS SO OLD. LIKE OVER SIX MONTHS OLD.

Found it while going through my random scenes file.

Yes. It's that big. Things get lost in it and don't come out for years.

Anyhoo...was thinking about writing a story based on this concept. :shrug: Probably not going to write it now, but we'll see what happens.
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When I was reading this, I was so totally reminded of Gran Torino. XD;;; Clint Eastwood's character...I can imagine him thinking something like this. \dead