Are you awake?I want to tell you something I couldn’t write about itBack when It was too painfulAnd writing is relivingBut I remember A wise friend saidYou don’t love who he isYou love who you thought he wasWho he used to beAnd she was rightI needed that clarityI needed that insightThere were lots of things I neededBut nothing from himI bought gutter guards After scaling the roof onceJust to say I’d done itI hated how long it took For me to realizeMy strengthMy characterWhich never failed meI knew myselfI knew my happinessWasn’t solely dependent on himI knew my happinessCame from meAnd what I enjoyedAnd nothing was ever the same afterThat momentIt got betterI healedAnd I came back to lifeSparklier than beforeI like to thinkBut with wisdom to sprinkleWith graceEverywhere Love from Appalachia, ~Amy Edited to add from my favorite, Sturgill Simpson. If you need a friendDon’t look to a strangerYou know in the end, I’ll always be thereBut when you’re in doubtAnd when you’re in dangerTake a look all around, and I’ll be there I’m sorry, but I’m just thinking of the right words to sayI know they don’t sound the way I planned them to beBut if you wait around a while, I’ll make you fall for meI promise, I promise you I will When your day is throughAnd so is your temperYou know what to…