Hallway
after you
went and died
your son gave me
a packet of pictures of you
for my birthday
I saw you as a young man
but my favorite
was the picture of when
you were a boy
in a blazer and tie
the look in your eyes
was the same I remembered
I put that picture in a frame
and put it by my bed
‘cause it helped me sleep at night
remembering you like that
it helped me deal with your death
waking up and going to bed
and walking around
and around
it’s been a year
a little over a year
and it doesn’t hurt like it did
I hung your picture on the wall
‘cause I can finally sleep at night
without you there
beside me
TL