It can be incredibly difficult to watch someone you care about suffer, grieve, struggle. It is so easy to feel powerless in the face of the overwhelming realities we encounter as human beings. Things are so rarely within our control.
All we can do is try to be there and hope to show those we love that they are not alone. Even at their lowest point, when value and meaning and hope seem lost, maybe we can show them a different perspective. In our vulnerabilities, our imperfections, even our tragedies, there is still hope, those elements that are the best in us can shine through.
We must show them that there is beauty and value just in them being themselves and never giving up hope.
In Tragedy and Triumph
I'd pick up these pieces if I could
Fragments falling like petals
And show you an image of yourself
The way I see you
A beauty not stagnant but vibrantly alive
Like a living flame shifting spectra
With vast networks of love left unexplored
So much potential, so much time
Through the mirror of my eyes
You'd see the strength to be uncovered
Each vulnerability a perfection in itself
So many worlds left to discover
Fragile but so priceless
Broken but so pure
I hope that you will listen
Though I can't promise you a cure
My heart aches for all you've been through
And longs to draw in close
To kiss away those teardrops
And hug away your woes
To suffer this beside you
Would be an honor I'd adore
You are not alone here
If you let me into your world
Not empty, no not lifeless
Pristine and perfect still
Despite the storms that bite us
In times of tempest and of joy
For only but a moment
I've held you in my arms
And already you have won me
With a word my guard will fall
Through tragedy and triumph
Through wind and pouring rain
You've weathered so much already
And I barely know your name
I pray you don't forget me
But even more I hope
You see yourself through my eyes
And know you're not alone
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