Thursday, May 7, 2015

Missing the Others

After nine days away,
After a late night flight,
After almost a week of constant illness,

Caleb was not ready to greet his brothers.
But in the morning, when they bounced in,
He smiled.

And when they put him on a blanket
And carried him sedan chair style,
He laughed.

And I thought—
There you are.

I think sometimes about the loss of a child,
And wonder about the devastation.

Considering my youngest was pining for his brothers,
And, frustrating as he can be,
They were clearly pining for him,

I suspect there are not words to imagine
The loss
Of one.

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