I watch you sleeping,
shrouded by shadows
and I just want to curl up beside you,
hold you forever...
If only I could,
I would take away all of your pain,
everything that has been causing it
and absorb it
How I wish it were that easy
I am not even that strong
but I still want to do that,
if I could...
Role reversal--
I suck at it.
You've protected me for so long,
guided me, taught me
and now,
when it seems that
it should be my turn
to do that for you,
I fail miserably.
I seem so powerless
to what we are against
Is it because I am not yet strong enough...
or because you are so strong?
God knows how life has dealt you with
heavy, heavy blows
and yet you still stand.
Sometimes a bit frail,
yet your inner strength
always carries you through
How I wish I can be like you.
That black veil is still there
as I watch you sleep
When will it be lifted?
I do not know.
I'm here, though
always will be