Son storm

(for Don)

What word was it?
What sentence was spoken?
When did it start?
How was it broken?

Estrangement of heart
is harder to bear
than the weight age
and the burden of tears.

You love what is lost
though it never was yours
and you wait for the healing
that comes after years.

For healing you wait
but it never comes.
You lose all of your life
with the love of your sons.