Give You Wings

a poem for an old friend who hit a rough patch, and i'm powerless to help

I wish you knew
You’re not alone
I wish you knew
I’m scared for you
I wish you knew
I try my hardest to keep you sane
Because I know
If you lose it
I’ll lose it too
I wish you knew
I’ve felt it too
The sick, twisting hunger
The need to just
Be with him
And never let it end
I can’t pretend
To have all the answers
I can’t pretend
I know exactly what you’re going through
But my dear
I know you’re scared
Lonely
I know you’ve been hurt
Abused
But you’ve got to know
We love you
He does
I do
No matter what
Don’t you get it?
We’re all screwed up
In our own ways
I wish you knew
I don’t know what to say
For the one that usually has all the words
Is lost
I want to make it better
Slay the demons
Kill the dark
Just to let you see the light again
There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you
Nothing I wouldn’t say or do or kill
To give you back
The life you deserve
You really are the strongest one I know
You’ve been to hell and back
A darkness too deep
That my nightmares won’t even touch it
You have your angel
But I wish I could give you wings
To fly higher than you’ve ever dreamed
My sister
My pack-mate
My friend
I’m scared for you
So tell me what I can do
To end the hell you’re going through.