I hate to see you hurting:
it digs its nails into my
throat and rips
my vocal
chords
and makes
me screech in
pain as I feel as
if I am helpless to
your misery and as
much as I want to hold
you and tell you that
everything is going
to be fine; I cannot
for my feet are
planted firm
in the soil
and I am
sinking
just
like
you.

Please forgive me if it seems like I don't care