I ache I do

Missing has become my

Everyday companion my

Delay from joining in and

Carrying forth this self

Sitting in waiting

Even as you One

Share joys and tears

I never witness never hear

Whoever holds you tell me

Do they know the mask

Comes off from time to time and

In those rare glimpses

Do they see or do they miss

The lights and sirens flashing

Screaming?