a road not walked, a pain not bore

She told me her story
with the sadness in her eyes,
I saw every pain she ever bore
carved into dark red lines
And it killed me that I couldn't find
the words to make it better,
and that the only thing I could get out was tears,

and that upset her.

I never have the words to say,
so they often comes out wrong.
No, I just don't understand your pain
so instead I bite my tongue.
But if you don't mind, I'll cry for you
and I'll give my heart to break
please don't feel you have to hide
behind the smile that you fake.
I don't have any answers,
but I really want to love you,
and show you just how highly
that I'm really thinking of you.