I WISH I COULD....

I wish I could carry your pain

But I can’t

But I can be here for you to try and ease the load

I wish I could share your burden

But I can’t

But I can listen when your burden becomes too much

I wish I could make you see that things will get better

But I can’t

But I can show you ways of handling it better

I wish that I could lead you in the right direction

But I can’t

But I can show you different, better roads that are there for you

I wish I could tell you that you won’t have hard decisions to make

But I can’t

But I can be there if you need to talk them through

I wish that I could stop the tears

But I can’t

But I can hold the tissue box with my arm around you

I wish I could carry your pain

But I can’t........

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