Painful Essence

 

 

If I wrote and published a book,

would you come to my book-signing?

If I walked away in pain,

would you understand and let me go?

If I cried out your name in the night,

  would you hear me?  miles apart?

If I prayed for your own healing,

would you say "well maybe they can help me...."

If I needed you to lend an ear.....

could you be a friend and feel my doubt?

Could you?  Would you?  Should you?

Did you?  May you?  Will you?  Do you?

Be you.  Just you.  And you.  Hey you.

If I grew old and withered

would you pat my hand as gnarly as it might be?

And hold it to your cheek,

   as I draw my last breath?

Don't go.  Question love.

Don't stop.  Just stop.

Pain is.  Human condition.

Love you always.   Me

 

 

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