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\u00a9 digitalskillet1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Labda kifo changu kitakuwa kama cha baba,
\nkuzungukwa na watoto<\/span>
\nna kasisi na muuguzi wa hospitali na wasaidizi wengine<\/span>
\nkwa wafanyikazi ambao walikuja kumpenda pia,<\/span>
\nwakiimba na kumwombea njiani,<\/span>
\nkufinya mkono wake, akinong’ona ”Jeg elsker deg” nakupenda.<\/span>
\nBaba mpendwa, kwa mshiko wako mkubwa juu ya maisha na sisi sote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Au labda itakuwa kama ya Sophie
\nhivyo kupotea katika tangle ya zilizopo na mashine<\/span>
\nkwamba hakuna mtu aliyejua<\/span>
\nmpaka<\/span>
\nnesi alisikia sauti za kengele na kuja kuangalia<\/span>
\nkuchelewa mno.<\/span><\/p>\n

Au ya Loki
\nkugongwa si mara moja, lakini mara mbili, na magari ya mwendo wa polepole katika cul de sac<\/span>
\nhuku watoto wa jirani wakiwa wamesimama kwa mshangao na mshangao<\/span>
\nna hofu kidogo kwenye usiku huo wa Halloween.<\/span>
\n\u201cNimepiga simu 911,\u201d jirani mmoja akafoka.<\/span>
\n”Ni paka, sio mtoto anayekufa hapa.” Nikasema. ”Polisi hawahitaji kuja” <\/span>
\nlakini walifanya.<\/span>
\nLoki alihisi mikono ya upole huku akipumua<\/span>
\nna kumwaga damu kwenye ukingo,<\/span>
\nakiwa amejiegemeza kwenye shati la flana la mtazamaji.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ninaweza kwenda kama babu alivyofanya
\nJumamosi moja kabla ya Pasaka<\/span>
\nakiosha gari mpaka akaingia ndani kujilaza kwa muda<\/span>
\nkwa sababu ya maumivu makali ya kichwa chake.<\/span>
\nIlipita dakika moja baadaye,<\/span>
\nhuku mke wake wa miaka 53 akiomba msaada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kifo changu hakitakuwa kama cha Andrew
\nambaye alimlaza mbwa wake na kuvuka mpaka<\/span>
\nkwenda nchi nyingine na kujilaza pia.<\/span>
\n”Ana amani sana. Alionekana mwenye amani sana,” kijakazi alisema<\/span>
\nambaye alikuja asubuhi kusafisha chumba. ”Lakini alikuwa peke yake.” <\/span><\/p>\n

Mama anakufa
\nalikuja na familia yake yote karibu naye katika uzee na ugonjwa,<\/span>
\nkila mmoja wetu akipaka paji la uso wake mafuta na baraka.<\/span>
\nhata mtoto wa miaka mitatu aliuliza, ”Je, ni zamu yangu sasa?”<\/span>
\nMiongoni mwetu katika roho alikuwa mjukuu wake mpya zaidi, akifanya kazi ya kuzaliwa usiku huo.<\/span>
\nKifo na kuzaliwa havikuja hadi asubuhi, ni mtoto wake tu aliyebaki<\/span>
\nkushika mkono wake, na sasa wapya babu.<\/span>
\nTukajiuliza kama wamepishana, watoto wachanga na wanao kufa.<\/span>
\nwote wakiwa njiani kuelekea ulimwengu mpya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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