The Greek Fates. Clotho - the Spinner, Lachesis - Measurer;
and Atropos - Cutter of life's thread.
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I once told a man to “wait me there”, and the
non-discerning soul did wait for me there for a while, at
some location he
determined for himself. It was the days
before the advent of the mobile phone, and he had to wait until he next time he
laid eyes on me to detail his displeasure on my non-appearance. He was not amused. I on the other hand burst a stitch. I still laugh about it to this day. I still do not get people who do not get
sarcasm.
I meanwhile have learnt the art “wait me there”. You do ill too me, hurt or harm me. Unjustly.
If it is just I can live with it. If not, then the problem happens. I hasten through the whole gamut of
emotions. Shock. Disbelief.
Distress. Contusioned ego. Mashed up pride. Primitive
anger. Anger. Hot tear causing tremor inducing anger. Instant sweat, that turns acrid the minute it
surges out of my pores. Arm pits. Down my back.
Into my but crack. Dripping over
my knees. Piddling into my shoes. “Suck
in air gal” kind of anger. Thudding blood
pressure heartbeat.
Then comes vengeful thoughts. Oh my goodness they will see me. By the sword of whomever, they will see
me. Disjointed quick fire notions pinging
all over. I am going to get even. Examined by adrenaline charged neurons,
discarded as not viable, or prison landing scenarios. I will thank that little sane part of me that
holds me back later. Not now. But I breathe. Move.
Walk away.
Constant instant replays follow. Oh my goodness. Who the?
How the? The gal. This angle.
That angle. If I had been someone
else. They would not have dared. It’s because it’s me. The audacity.
Powerlessness.
The initial conflagrating heat of anger is
fizzling. But I am still
distressed. Diminished. The aftermath [I have no clue what this word
means, but it sounds like the stinky muddy garbagy things left after a Nairobi
flood recedes], the aftermath is no fun place to be.
Acceptance finally comes. There is nothing I can do. I cannot hit them. Smash them. Obliterate them. So what I am going to do is wait. Nurse my wounds to healing and wait. I will wait, and whatever you want to call
it, the universe, karma, God, will sort them out for me.
Justice exists.
Levied by the Fates. They
watch. They see. You sow.
They reap assist you. And I will
ehhhh be watching from the sidelines.
Picking at the scab. Rubbing on
the scar. To remind them. Least they forget you. And your just deserves. Sooo. Just.
Wait me there.
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