When you said
with your hand curling around my hand
That you might go
That there might not be any encores
No overtime, no extended season
When you said that
They said
Your chances were not good
When I stared at you
Staring at me
your voice a little shaky
your smile a little shaky
your hands a little shaky
When I did not breathe
When the world stopped spinning
and there was Nothing
but the tiny bubble around both our heads
When I looked at where
a Boy-Shaped hole in my Universe
might soon be
When you said
with your hand more tightly around my hand
That you were going to fight it
That you were out of tears
No sympathy, no long goodbyes
When I couldn’t face it
Made some stupid joke
Tried to act so tough
for both of us
When I said No
and made you have to patiently
Explain it all Again
Try to help me Understand
gently
like you would a little child
Go on now love, I’m right behind you
Don’t turn around
Just keep on going, up ahead
