ABANDONMENT AND SUFFERING

Two years ago
… Today
My oldest son,
… Jeffery, died

His Light
… Scattered
Into the horizon
… Becoming
Distant thunder
… Today.

“Prayers and Pats”
… on my back
Friend and acquaintance
… Now gone away.

Alone
… Forgotten, deserted
Suffering
… re-awakened.

Friend and acquaintance
… Now gone away.
Silence.

Abandoned.