Long Way Down — I Looked Back at Shawn

09:09:08 a.m.

I LOOKED BACK AT SHAWN,

tears now pouring from his eyes

as he softly snotted and hiccuped like a little kid,

tears pouring from his eyes

tears pouring from his eyes tears pouring from his eyes.

I thought you said

no crying, Shawn,

I said,

voice cracking,

one of my tears

bursting free.

But only one so it didn’t count.

No crying.

No crying.

No crying.

No crying.