How my heart is hardening
With the heavy weight of grief
Of the realization
That I gave so much more
That I felt so much more
But it landed in an empty pit
With indifference you respond
And the pain strikes deep
I have no claim to make
Just the family we share
For years I have looked to you
You once helped make me strong
But even as the years shifted and changed
I have always resided in your background
And there I shall remain
3/26/18 – ALJ
