I close my eyes and put my arms around you...

There are times when a shadow falls upon our lives, dark  shadow  full  of    moments when we feel sad, when our days are blue, when there is not much  we can do, and most of all when  we feel helpless. Those days are longer than usual, and the nights seem endless...yet we say that time flies, it does, but then when our hands are empty, when we can not reach out, when we are not there to help, to offer our supporting words, when we can not ease the pain, when we look up in the sky and whisper...I wish I could take away the pain, I wish I could be there for you, I wish....I just wish... If I could be two places at one time, I'd be with you. I'd give you my strength, I'll hold your hand while you try to rest and your body aches while your eyes desire to close and get some sleep...and the pain takes your sleep away, the pain echoes through every nerve of your tired body ....you try to fight it, but it doesn't come and go, its just there, taking your breath away , drawing lines on your face. I wish I could jently touch those lines with my fingertips and smooth them, jently stroke your hair and ...just be there. A clear and stary night, every star I see is but one of your painful stars,  my thoughts are thunderstorms filled with dark clouds, lightnings and heavy drops of rain falling on my face as I lift it towards the sky and feel the spring breez through my hair...and the drops keep falling, sliding down my cheeks, helplessly I cry, reaching with my arms towards the sky, hoping they would fade away...as every star is yet another pain. I slowly go back inside and lay on my bed, hugging my pillow, my thoughts are flashes of memories and your words,  your voice echoes in my mind, as I helplessly stare in the darkness of my room...you told me: in my worryless life I worry about you...and I whisper back: ...and I feel your pain.                                                                                                         I close my eyes and put my arms around you...