You

I love You

Please

Thank you

I am listening

            take out the trash

            put away the dishes

            bring in the mail

            do the laundry

I love You

Please 

Thank You

I am listening

            go for a walk

            smile

            scrape the ice

            put gas in the car

I love you

Please

Thank you

I am listening

Listen

All

 all the sadness

all the worry

all the grief

not knowing

all the pain

all the fear

all the tears

not knowing

        the shattered pieces

        the broken soul

        the loss of life

        the gaping hole

all the love

equilibrium

 How deep is grief

How targeted is fear

how unbalanced can one life be 

February