In the morning I wake to her tears
I can hear the sobs
I can feel her pain

I get out of bed silently
Trying not to let her know I’m coming
It is dark, but I find my way
I creek open the door and go to her side

I startle her when I climb in the bed
She leans over and hugs me close

I know that she is hurting
She has the weight of the world on her shoulders
Tears roll from my eyes
Silently burning my cool cheeks

I know this pain she feels
It may not be the same
But he left me too

She hates me seeing her like this
Torn and weak
She is the adult
It is supposed to be her holding me

But there is no one else there
Just me to step up
To give her the comfort she has given me