Wishing Well
I was addicted to Intervention;
watching every episode
I would cry,
just hearing the music,
would make me cry
I would watch alone,
wishing you'd be well
Wishing that
my love,
my compassion,
my care for you
could crawl up the stairs to
where you were drinking, alone
and convince you
to stop
Wishing that it could
touch you,
that somehow
you'd feel
how much it hurt
to watch someone
slowly, killing our love
slowly, killing themselves
Crying didn't work,
compassion didn't work,
and caring didn't work
Wishing didn't work
Wishing then slowly,
turned to needing
for both of us
Now, I wish
I could just
wish you well
Copyright © David Brown | Year Posted 2014
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