when you could not hold the balance
and the twist in the gate
took its toll
you fell
to
get up again,
litle hurt
that i was not around
to take care
of you
but hurt is not your alone, it hurts me no less
the difference is
you can say it and i can not
we can not rely on those who
we took to be our part
and we can not be together all the times
what do we do then
stay close in spirit
and pray
like little toddlers
we laugh about such falls
and reprimand the ground
as we did when we
were kids
and when our children were little ones,
more innocent
less responsible and
closer