Hank Helman

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Bang

Stop.
Just stop.

NO

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Why

Please do not feel sorry for me.
I am broken yes.

But no more than millions of others.

Life is unasked for,
And yet here we are.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Puzzle

My family was a jig saw puzzle,
And I was always the missing piece.

Always.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Tile

Tears are not sadness.
Empty eyes are.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

?

I keep waiting for this other me,
To arrive and take over.

Where is he?

Hank Helman Dec 2024

Better

Every person I meet,
My first instinct,
Is to apologize.

I'm sorry.
Please forgive me,
I should have done better.

Hank Helman Dec 2024

D

My father hated me.
I think I was a mistake.

I should have said I'm sorry,
And wandered far away.