Going back to the barber shop story, there used to be five of us: Col. J. Espiritu, Dr. H.Sevilla, an M.D. and Jesus Sarmiento of American Veterans. We used to meet together in Edong’s Barber Shop on Sundays waiting our turn for haircuts. There were a lot of news, local and international, which had been the subject of our talks and commentaries. Now, I am alone with nobody to talk to except with our barber Edong for the three had gone to the Great Beyond.
This reminds me of similar happening when thirteen graduates belonging to the Class’23 from the College of Veterinary Medicine U.P., twelve had passed away leaving me as a lone survivor.
My one though is “where are they now?” who left me alone as if I am the “Last Leaf on the Tree”, a poem by Robert Burns.
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