a visit with my nanny

and swinging from stars

No one lives forever you know.

My nanny and I sat in the sunshine on the swing that the family bought for her.

One of these days, I’m going to wake up dead.

The sun was shining and my nanny and I were having another one of those conversations.

You know, those conversations we have when we talk about life and what it means.

Does anyone really know why we’re here?

I smiled.

I’m here to swing with you.

She smiled back.

You ever think about what comes next, what happens after we die?

I replied that I try to but I don’t think we can know this until we get there.

That didn’t satisfy my Nanny.

I don’t sleep well though most nights. A lot of nights I come out here. It’s quite. It’s beautiful. I look up at all the stars and just wonder about why we’re here. How did all of this start and what comes next…

We sat for a while and let the late day sun warm our skin.

I just wonder what it’s going to be like. Nobody lives forever and I’m getting old you know.

I stayed a little longer before dashing back to the real…