I Sat With You Tonight

I sat with you tonight.
I failed again. Myself, my family
And you. I worry you saw my anger.
The rage. The explosion.
I am tired. My lungs fill with air.
My mind is jumbled.

I sat with you tonight. Sad.
Another empty chair.
My grief a shadow,
Always behind me, next to me.
My heart is heavy.

I sat with you tonight.
I have no words. No clear thoughts.
The moon stared back at me.
The breeze of the trees.
The heat of summer.
I am here.
Yet, far away.

I sat with you tonight.
Silent tears falling from my eyes.
The stars above me.The earth below.

I sat with you tonight.