You give me words.
Each and every one of you.
You make the world more bearable.
In my sleepless nights,
in the endless, shameful days
I can tuck my guilt away.

But never with my own hands,
only the hands that have helped to fix this broken home
time and time again.

And in my eternal gratitude,
most all I can ever manage
are strained smiles and teary eyes.
But please, my dearest friends -
never doubt for a second
how much I love you.