no advice

sometimes endings
are just beginnings
i want to say to him
when he tells me the
news about divorce,
but you can't go
there, not yet.
there are no words
to say, no advice
worth giving at
this stage. it has
to soak in, like a
cold wet blanket.
you have to shiver
and grieve whatever
loss there is, before
you move on.
this will all pass,
you want to say,
but still you can't,
it's best to just
be there and listen.