Alone

I was always

There for

You

In your time

Of loss

And pain

Offering a shoulder

Or an ear

But when I am

The one

Facing loss

Or pain

You push me

Aside

As if

My lost

Loved one

Is somehow

Less painful

Than yours.

I was the gentle

Word,

The kind gesture

But now all I

Feel is an

Empty Space.

I’ll stand

On my own

I’ll be strong

But should I

Really have

To?

(C) Michelle R Kidwell

January. 10.2020