Hold on
a moment
breathe, let a few tears fall,
is it ok,
yes, always,
wait,
then next
she hesitated in wonder
(should I let her in)
seems a comfort check,
arms want to flail,
eyes in eyes
patient,
a good listener
wait,
yes, please, inside here,
there is,
wait,
tears again,
breathe,
a world so tightly wound,
wanted, willing, what is next,
keep talking,
listening
without any need to ask,
a quiet discovery,
breathe,
come over here,
this part of my pain,
I tell no one,
yet,
seems this time,
she might want to hear,
breathe,
tears,
wait,
eyes in eyes,
she noticed,
she wasn’t afraid,
go ahead,
speak,
she nodded,
“Okay, thank you”
replied
the girl with the
glassy eyes.
© Scott F Savage 2019
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