Today he told me, so I told him…..
The heaviness of it all sat on our tongues for a brief moment.
And then just as quickly the telling broke free at the pace of a child running outside for recess when the bell has rung.
He stayed on course.
I drifted direction some.
Silence followed
Cicadas humming amongst the trees soothed our souls as we sat together and took in the smell of a moonless night.
