A Friend in Suffering

There is nothing that is so depressing
As watching a friend who is in suffering
They are too proud to ask you for help
And too depressed to tell you why
There is nothing that you can help with
And nothing that you could say or do
As you watch a friend who is suffering
They are destroying themselves slowly
Killing all the beauty and goodness inside
Their mind is tormented with a quiet pain
You can even see the hurt that is in their eyes
As you watch a friend who is suffering
There is a dilemma for a watching friend
Do you just stand there and patiently wait
Or will you offer to lend a helping hand
Do they need you or want for you to help
Or do they just need you to sit and watch
As they go grind through their suffering
A moment occurs when your eyes meet
And your friends’ eyes begins to cry
You begin to realize it was no friend at all
And now you know that it was you hurting
And you are asking your self what to do
Knowing now it is you who is suffering
And that friend who was watching was you