With Love: A Collection of Works

Times are hard my friend.

If I could be there,

I'd say we should brave the cold

and take your dog out for a walk

(even in the small hours

of the night)

just to get you out

of the house for a little while.

Then you could rant,

or stay awkwardly quiet,

or cuss under your breath

and breathe fresh air

and I'd listen to the silence

or the cusses

or whatever.

I wouldn't really be any help.

But I'd try to be.