i want to capture your pain in a jar
all of it, keep it locked up
like some exotic animal
that must be admired from afar

keep it next to my bed
and late at night when i can’t sleep
press the glass against the side of my cheek
imaging it, my pain instead

but sadly it isn’t that simple
for as hard as i do try
to alleviate your pain
it seems, i make barely a ripple