A/N: Poem to "All in the Family". All characters belong to AZ and team. May the strike end soon and we can all get back to work.
I Can...
There are a lot of things I can be for him
I can be his pillow during a good movie.
I can be the wine list at a fancy restraunt.
I can be his best friend.
I can be the best thing that ever happened to him.
There are a lot of things I can do for him.
I can make his favorite meal.
I can surprise him with Giants' tickets.
But there are things that I can't do or be for him.
I can't be the brother he longs to be alive.
I can't be the partner he lost.
I can't be the one to bring back the little boy who lived across the hall.
I can't be the one to tell him that it will be all right.
I can't even tell him it gets better, when I know it never will.
What I can be at this very moment in time is so simple and shows the true nature of love.
I can be here.
I can be his safe place to fall.
I can be his ear.
I can be his broken heart.
I can be his rock.
I can be the solid and lasting thing in his life.
I can hold him while he tries not to cry.
I can just be me, being with him, whole heartedly.
For now that's all I can be.