The Tears of a Friend

Within the teardrops of a friend

Lie more than simple fears,

There are those things that I can’t help,

Much like her flowing tears;

There’s the betrayal of those who

Should offer love not jeers,

Or the destruction of a trust

Dismantled through the years

By promises made without truth,

Those twisted, bitter lies.

And all of this spills from her heart

To pool within her eyes

I know you have her in your hand,

But she burns in my heart,

And while you see the end of pain

All I see is its start.

So please give her what I cannot,

For in you lies relief,

And I can hold her while she cries

But you must heal her grief.

Psalm 6:3-4

3 My soul is in deep anguish.  How long, LORD, how long?

4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.