Light The Way

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I wake up
in the middle of the night
to candles
lit up
in the darkness.

"Jackson," I whisper,
"that's sweet,
but you can't do things like that.
What if my mom or dad walks in?"

A gust of wind
blows across the room
and in an instant
the room
turns
black.

Sorry.

"No, Jackson.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry this is so hard."

And I wonder when I'll finally
stop having things
to feel sorry about.

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