Monday, December 31, 2018

look back


it’s easy to look back
and hear the angry voices,
see the horrific images,
remember the painful stories,
recall the broken places, so
help me to remember
the friend who made
my heart laugh
every time we talked;
the child who trusted
me enough to
read aloud haltingly;
the moon winking
through the blinds;
the grace which
never abandoned me,
especially when i felt
most alone.

© 2018 Thom M. Shuman

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