just a baby

so we went to the wake yesterday for my co-worker's son. trajic. a young guy, early 20's, all his friends were there. weeping relatives. after going up to offer my condolences and briefly kneel at that casket to pray, i went to the back of the room and sat down. next to me was a teary-eyed co-worker. i asked if she was ok, she said "i'm OK" and then "he was just a baby". to our mothers, we're all always still a baby. that's just how it is.