For You

For You 

How am I  
supposed to  
help you 
when the monster 
that tortures you 
is just a ghost 
that haunts your 
mind  
it can’t be killed 
because it’s already 
dead 

How am I supposed  
to help when your 
pain 
is in the past 
I can’t go 
back and take 
it away but I sure  
as hell wish that I  
could if just to  
make one day 
less painful 

Why should you 
suffer more than 
you already have 
it, they, hurt  
you and yet it 
comes back wanting  
more 
more pain 
more blood 
more tears  

How is it fair 
that this chain 
is embedded in your 
skin and no one 
not me 
not your therapist 
not even you 
can dig it out 
all you have left 
is to feel the shackles 
as it tugs at your 
heart and it  
breaks mine 
and yes 
tomorrow could be better 
but today shouldn’t  
have to hurt as 
much as it does 
you shouldn’t have to  
carry the weight 
of it all on your own 
when the weights shouldn’t 
be there at all 
they had their time 
they weighed you down once 
who gave them the 
right to stay  

So let me 
carry some 
I won’t try to fix it 
I won’t try to cure you 
because there is nothing to  
cure because love, 
you are not broken 
just tired so 
hand me your yoke 
let me shoulder the 
burden for the 
next few miles 
I can take it 
when you can’t  

But I understand wanting to 
carry it alone 
so if you don’t want my  
help lifting 
then I will shout from 
the sidelines  
encouraging every step 
hoping that words 
may be enough  
at least for now 
and I know you’re getting better 
even if I haven’t  
seen the progress myself 
I know you are 
so strong and that 
you can handle anything 
love, but just remember 
you shouldn’t have to 
that you can  
ask for help  
I will always  
do as much 
as I can because 

For you  
Almost anything