Healing

Your wound is so deep
I cannot repair it for you
Your heartbreak is so great
I cannot cure it for you

Nothing I say seems to help
so I simply say nothing
Nothing I do makes it better
so I simply do nothing

In time your torture will stop
and you will feel whole
In time your tears will dry
and you will walk in the sun

I feel so completely helpless
…impotent
I feel so completely useless
…inadequate

I would wish it away if I could
but I cannot
I would suffer it for you if I could
but I cannot

It makes my soul bleed
that I cannot take the misery for you
It makes my heart scream
that I cannot ease your agony

You cry and I cry
so much do I feel for you
You hurt and I hurt
so much do I love you

I’ll hold your hand tightly
while you wait for the pain to pass
I’ll hold your heart gently
while you wait for joy to return

I will be here
until the aching heals
I will be here
until the end of time