I witnessed a funeral on zoom.

I witnessed a funeral on zoom today.

There was something so soothing and surreal about it,

Not wailing with the crowd but alone but

also watching everyone else who dares to show their faces,

Most I haven't seen in a while and the first time is them crying on screen,

I didn't have that same courage they had,

I hid there behind the face of modern technology,

I was a coward,

It was calming because I feel overwhelmed being present in person,

But I sympathize with everyone,

We had lost a part of our family,

our flesh & blood was no longer with us

And we only have their memories to carry on,

Their smile, laugh, anger and tears,

We have to remember them by their impact and additions to this world.

It got me thinking,

Had they fulfilled their destiny?

If so, what was it?

Sounds a bit nosy but I'm just curious to know.

Was it their being in my life?

Or was it one random piece of advice made in passing?

Or a phone call that has led us here?

Crying on computer screens,

Miles apart from where we can comfort each other,

Now I feel the pain,

I cry, not only because I miss this person

But the reality of me not being able to be there

While they go six feet under,

In-person, to see their face one last time.

Cherish every moment,

You never know how long we have been with each other

We have to make the most of it

As cliche as it sounds

Hug someone, anyone really,

Father, mother, siblings, or long time friends,

Wish everyone the best and live life to the fullest

While you can,

We don't know how long we have.