that's funny? 11.11.08

that's funny
as you talk to someone you know so well
30 seconds later
you realise that someone has gone away forever
whatever you wanted to say or do before
too late now, too late forever
and no, that's not even funny

as it happens right before your eyes
you wonder
how drastic or sudden can it be?
can you ever see it coming?

a single life
unexpectedly, though common sense
it can be taken away from you
in just a split second.