Why
Can't I take the pain
Of others
To see them smile

I can take the pain
I could keep them safe
Weep in their stead
Keep the monsters from their head

I am powerless to help
Watch them feel
What I cannot bear to see
Suffering despite me

I am useless
To those I admire
I cannot see joy
I see them destroyed

By sadness

I weep for others
And at my weakness