The Madness

I went to a funeral yesterday for the lady I tutored last semester. Before that we had some classes together. She was 57.

It was nice to get a more complete view of her life and achievements at the funeral, but it was also… not fun.

Funerals make me start thinking about the last time I spoke with that person. In this case, how I neglected to respond to her last email until it was literally too late.
And I found out via text message. How harsh is that?

I’ve been more sentimental; spent more time considering relationships.
It’s not fun for me and I’m not even close to being family. Accepting loss. Forgiving self. Maximizing time with those still alive. How is it I lose sight of true priorities so easily?

And notice how all this is still about me. I guess it really couldn’t be about her because there’s no physical entity left.

Anyways, it’s been a downer for selfish me. The only thing I could think of to commemorate her is go find several versions of the song “Georgia On My Mind” and post the playlist here.
Goodbye, Georgia.

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