
CAN'T I AT LEAST WATCH OVER YOU
November 28, 2006
This poem was originally written November 28, 2006 about a friend that I watched go through a very painful and somewhat abusive relationship. She wanted help, but didn’t want to let go of the relationship.... there is no more helpless feeling for a friend..
As you shift and sway through the jungle of life
with varying degrees of satisfaction and strife
Teetering on the brink of knowing there is something you should do
Can’t I at least watch over you
even though I cannot help you
When tears of joy and tears of sadness wash down upon your face
on mornings and nighttimes when you feel like giving up the race
Wondering and praying that you’ll somehow make it through
Can’t I at least watch over you
even if I cannot help you
Not a moment goes by
Not a smile goes unnoticed
Not a day passes away
Where I feel wanted but not needed
Through heartache and what weakly resembles victory
What tears you up is what really matters most to me
You go it alone as if hidden from everyone’s view
Can’t I at least watch over you
even if I cannot help you
What have we gained and what has been lost
to do the “right thing” what has been the cost
How far away is the person that you once knew
Can’t I at least watch over you
even if I cannot help you
Every sigh you sigh
every tear you cry
every self-told lie
every time you say good-bye
Can’t I at least watch over you
even if I cannot help you