Mum,
In a fairy-tale world, you would have been 61 today and we both would be having a quality ''son-mum'' date.
I remember your last birthday- 15th May 2015, like it was just yesterday. I had perfected my secret plans to take you out on the day itself even though it was a Friday; a working day...just a mother and son outing...The plan was to show up @ your door step on the morning of your birthday, you'd be surprised cos you'd expect me to be @ work....You would ask me if I wouldn't be at trouble for missing work and I would answer that I was on a day vacation. We would go shopping, thereafter, go see one of the numerous stage plays on queue at the Muson centre on the day, then we would eat out- after I must have been able to convince you about the benefits of eating out once in a while (You were never a fan of eating out cos you termed it waste of money when one could as well cook 2 pots of good soup with the money to be spent on 2 portions of rice & chicken)..Well this one day, I was ready to break your rule....after all, it was your special day and I was ready to make you my super date for the whole day....
Then Wednesday 13th May 2015 ...just 2 days to actualizing my master plan, a mail came that I had to travel on an official assignment. Till today, the person that sent the mail (not my manager) still wonders why no further mails from his system delivers to my box...that is how much I so blacklisted him....LOL....but what did he know about my plans for you, he only delivered a message, so no hard feelings.
Long story short, my birthday plans for you did not come to pass last year.
Then, I began planning for your next birthday which is today; 15th May 2016, right from last year when my plans were ruined by the official assignment...The only thing I didn't consider was that He also had plans to call you to His side before today...I never thought anybody had the right to ruin this date again...And I didn't think He would use His ''Veto'' power...
Imagine what fun we would be having today...just me & u; son & mum...considering that I would have planned the birthday date for a whole 364 days...Well it only became 2 planned birthday dates that never came to pass...
Happy posthumous 61st birthday mum...continue to rest on...My love for you is complete....My elusive date.....
Azeez.