Samantha Farley Poet Rhyme

The Helper's Dillemma

I wished to be light for someone.
The hope in their despair.
The hand that's reaching out to them 
when no one else would care. 
But who would be a part of it
 My foolish selfish play? 
Still I haven’t found the one, 
till this very day. 
And then I had the thought one eve,
 what if I’m not needed? 
What if all my efforts just
Lead them to be defeated
Since I don’t understand their pain
In fact I find it weird
What if all I end up as
Is someone to be feared?
And so I then decided
To meddle not with those
Who seemed to be depressed
Or always on their toes
For I would leave them worse
Then they’d been when I came
By never interfering
Their life would stay the same
But is that really good enough
I began to ask myself
Should I strip myself of helpfulness
And put it on the shelf?
Or should I risk their well being
In my quest to do some good
I might just leave them better off
Well, do you think I should?

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