Poetry

Upon A Star

I wish

I could be more help.

I wish I could reach out with the right words

And pull you into a safe embrace.

I wish the fumbling noises that come out of my mouth

Could shape into something useful for once.

I wish

I could do more.

I wish I could still the pain in your beating heart,

and along with it, mine.

I wish things could be better, when I say

"It's gonna be okay." I know it's not enough.

I wish anything I said could be enough.

That the pain the encompasses me could be overcome.

I wish that I wasn't so broken

That I was whole again and could fix you.

But that doesn't seem to be how the world works.

So I wish.

And I wait.

And I hope.

That someday happiness will be found again.