A hand on her shoulder

And open ears

Is all I can do.

The sound waves drifting through my ears

Tell me all about her fears.

A tight hug

And empty advice

Is all I can do.

To tell her I’ll always be there

To let her know that I still care.

Her scars open up and scream of pain.

The voices haunt me.

A glass wall separates us,

My fists bleed from rapping.

But it’s not a wall, it’s a platform

That I’m trying to hold up.

Red overtakes my hands

And drips to the floor.

I don’t want her to be hurt anymore

But I can’t hold all these platforms

Alone

Supporting the glass

That’s slowly breaking

Is all I can do.

I protect what’s left of a broken heart

A heart that’s threatening to part.

Not letting go

Holding on

Is all I can do.

Despite it all about to break

Leaving crimson handprints in its wake.