I'm Here

I’ve watched as you’ve torn yourself apart

Your own worst critic condemning and harsh

I’ve sat and listened to your tale of woe

You have no one left and no where to go

You tell me your armour is broken and dented

And you look like a soul, torn and demented

But I can’t help wishing you’d pick yourself up

Shake the dust of you boots and never give up

No one can rob you of your dreams but you

No one can tell you what you should do

Only you can grasp the things you desire

So stand up and start to re-stoke your fire

You tell me again how you can’t go on

You’re crushed and feel like you don’t belong

I listen as you curse the hand you were dealt

You tell me no one understood how you felt

You let out a sigh and call for surrender

Reach out for a hand that’s warm and tender

I want to shake you and tell you the world did not end

You still have life, you still have a friend

No one thing defined the person inside

One part of you lost does not mean you died

I love you and so I’ll tell you what shouldn’t surprise

Self pity is the one thing that will bring your demise

You look in my eyes with fear and loss

You tell me that you feel like you have been turned and tossed

You never thought life would turn out this way

You loathe the night and curse the day

I pull you close to my side, whisper in your ear

All is not lost, I am still here