To A Friend

I wrote this poem just after I read a friend's status on facebook. The emotion flowed so easily into a poem.

I can see the tear peeking from the corner of your eyes

With one deep silent sigh, you hold it there

Your lips are waiting to say something, but somehow

The words are choked in the throat

By the weight you heave in your chest

 

I cannot bear the look of sorrow in your eyes

It is tearing your heart like it is tearing mine

Your eyes, they once burnt like fire, but now

Only dim flame which flickers once in a while

As you rise and fall, broken and mended

 

I wish I could help you wipe off the sorrow

But I am no savior, I cannot even wipe off mine

Just hang on there a little longer

The faith is the rope to hold you there

Until your prayers turn into miracles

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