စိတ်ထဲရှိသမျှ

Weeks have passed, and I've been looking for her. The last time I saw her was just about a month ago. I met her at her usual hangout place, which is in front of the hospital. Then she disappeared.  I longed to see her so badly and asked around, but no one seemed to know her whereabouts. All I wanted was to say her a sweet goodbye before leaving the town.  Today, while on my way to work, I thought of her again. Thank God. A miracle happened.  I thought I caught a glimpse of her as I rode past the hospital, so I turned back to confirm it was her. And indeed, it was.  There she was, pacing back

I feel like I want to write a eulogy, having learnt the news of his passing today.  I named him Bobby TimSway, but he was known as ပျောက်ကျား by the community; he was a two-month-old stray puppy that used to roam the place where I live in.  He had 11 siblings. Most of them found a loving and caring home.  He and his three siblings, all females, were left out and struggled together with his mum, the dethroned queen of the place. I got to know him through his sister, whom I named Bella TimSway, aka လေးလုံး in the community;