Show Up

When all
That happened
Happened

Some

Showed up
And showed
Unconditional
Love

Some

Showed up
And stayed
Only as long
As I kept
My grief
Pretty

Some

Showed up
Took one look
At my shattered present
And hopeless future
And left

Some

Just didn't
Show up

It is hard

To show up
Sometimes

And when you do

Show up
And see pain
It’s hard to stay

It’s hard

To show up
And let
Things be
What they are

Hard

To show up
And show love
In the presence of pain
That you can’t explain
Or alleviate
Or fix

Hard to show up

At all

But especially hard

To show up well
And offer comfort
In ways that matter