Leo's Feelings

Leo's wife told him the news.

Their son had just died from a bleeding ulcer.

I have a son.

What could I say, " I know how you feel"?

No one but Leo knew how he felt.

I had not idea how he felt.

I felt sad as my eyes began to tear.

I told Leo, "There's nothing I can say."

Then I hugged him.

Navarre Beach, Florida
19 April 1989