Life Without You

Life Without you

Walking.
One of the first of a handful of things I did as an infant
To the amazement, pride and delight of my parents.
One foot in front of another,
Arms reaching out for the haven of father's embrace
I probably shrieked with innocent joy at my own accomplishment.
Walking.
Down your driveway, having collected my keys
I never felt as unsteady,
I feared the very ground beneath me would give way.
No safe haven, no loving embrace awaiting me,
Only the bleakest of prospects: a life without you.


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