“You will be okay.”
I said it when I was young
and stupid.
Giving hope where there was none.
I had no right.
Wanted only to fuel the fight
you had to win.

There was no life without you.
I was unable to see
or comprehend it.
And when I finally understood
I went silent as footsteps in new-fallen snow.
Continued with the charade
that played out in front of us. ...