I catch you crying <br />in the closet, <br />and wonder <br /> what has gone wrong. <br /> <br />Is your heart broken <br /> by a cruel bully? <br />or mis-shapen <br /> after a stray arc of loneliness hit you? <br />did I hurt you somehow, <br />and not realize? <br /> where are your friends <br />anyway? <br />you have some <br /> you know. <br /> didn't you know? <br />I would be your friend <br />if you wanted... <br /> <br />You see me open the door <br />and shake your head. <br />so I step into your darkness <br /> close it again <br /> cry with you.<br /><br />Bonnie Shipman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/empathy-20/
