What to do when one so whole
Is torn open at the seams
When their very soul is put to test
And nightmares take their sleep

What to do when one so whole
Is shown that all they know
Is a lie; has been a lie
Since they first began to grow

What to say when one so whole
Is broken beyond repair
And sits in the dark with endless tears
Pulling at their hair

What do you say when one so whole
Demands to know the truth?
When what you haven’t said’s protected them
From hurts both old and new?

What to say when one so whole
Isn’t whole at all
But a ghost of the past, that’s broken at last
And will soon begin to fall?

What to do when one that’s broken
Looks to you for help
When you know there’s nothing you can say
To save them from themselves.