Just Give Me Some Empathy

Whispers of warmth drifting through the air,

The security of being understood,

Such a great feeling,

If only it weren’t so fleeting.

Gentle laughs and puppy kisses,

Light squeezes of a hand,

Ones that can answer your best wishes,

Ones that can understand.

Always chasing this feeling,

I give and give and give,

But I never feel it returned.

They say they’re there,

But I’m always alone with my despair

When I believe I’ve reached the darkest time,

Someone holding that light,

That warmth I always crave,

Enters my day,

And chases that darkness away

Every night I thank them for it,

For that life they’ve brought to me.

But as we grow and their light shines brighter,

I know one day that feeling will go away

And so will they.