rwyf wrth fy modd i chi.
rwy'n credo mewn chi. 
aros yn gryf.
gadw i fynd. 
peidiwch a^ rhol'r gorau iddi. 
*i chi.*
*yn caeleu.*
*hardd.*

encouragement (welsh)

I wish I could hold

that baby behind me

in the grocery store checkout.

 

I wish I could keep

the poem you typed up

on your typewriter for me

that you lost on our first

meeting.

 

I wish you could grasp

the soft embers

that glow beneath my cold cheeks

whenever you say

"ace".

 

Sometimes

if the modd discovers my cowering,

I wish you could hold me

 

 

and whisper.