i see you

he has six children

i am the oldest

he has been good to me

tough

fair

good

he is the youngest of thirteen children

six remain

he understands responsibility
stewardship
and accountability

his world is black and white

he feels sorry for my world

he won't be sad to leave

i love him

i understand him

he is a large part of who i am

i used to wish

i could hold him as a little boy

then one day
i realized 

i have

many times over


"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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