Only

I stare into the abyss
I shout and only my echo answers
I ask and only my thoughts reply
I wonder if all this time
Have I lived but only in my own mind?

This

This is a man, who loved his family. So much, that all he ever wanted was for them to be well, to see the smiles on their faces, their rosy cheeks, their happiness shining from within.  He forgets his own pain, to care for his family.  Who on earth could not respect or admire, the silent and enduring love and commitment of a man such as he.