Well just like the title says a death happened to me at my own home today.

I was sitting infront of the computer just casually playing a game when I heard a loud 'thump' coming from upstairs. First I thought it was my mom and raced upstairs to check to see if she was alright. She was fine. So that brought my curiosity even higher to wonder just what exactly was it that I heard? I knew it was close to the kitchen so I searched around to see if anything was knocked over. Nope. Nothing at all.  I know I'm not crazy cause my mom told me that she had heard a pretty loud noise close by as well and suggested I check outside.


I went to go  look outside the window and then I saw it. A dead body laying on the porch.  A robin bird was  laying sideways on the porch looking very hurt. Heading outside I went to check on the poor thing and could tell it was having a hard time breathing and was shaking none stop. Without another word I rushed back inside to grab a shoebox and carefully placed the winged creature inside of it. Don't worry it had airholes. All we could really do for the thing was just watch it shake and tremble as it was clear the little guy just wasn't going to make it. So there I sat at  the porch watching the small creature  just dying inside my shoebox becoming stiller by the second until it couldn't  move anymore.

I didn't cry for the little guy but I sure as hell felt  the thing earned the right to just die with some dignity after smacking into our kitchen window from the outside. Could've been a mother or father. I didn't really check. Best to leave it ambiguous. So as we speak I now own a small casket with a very small body  in the house which I will  remove by tomorrow.   And all I kept thinking to myself was  if something like this ever happened to me would I want somebody to just at least be there for me before I go out? Wish I could honestly answer this question.

You wouldn't think something as mundane as a bird flying into your window would affect you all that much but it did kinda get to me. Maybe it's a sign? Who knows. I just know mortality affects us all.