When Love Wants to Fix What It Can’t

I'm so worried,

I'm so exhausted.

I'm so tired,

I'm so scared.

I wish I could fix things.

Nope, you can't.

It's not yours to fix.

But maybe I could help --

You have been,

it hasn't.

I know,

I am sorry.

I just want to protect you.

I know,

but you can't,

not anymore.

Why?

I don't understand,

Neither do I

It is what it is.

Does it have to be?

Why can't I help?

You have been.

It needs to come from me.

I need to learn how to be me.

To stand on my own two feet

Without her, without him, without you.

Author’s Note:

This piece is an imagined conversation—a reflection of the emotional tug-of-war between wanting to help someone we love and realizing that their healing, their growth, and their choices ultimately belong to them. It’s about the ache of powerlessness, the urge to protect, and the quiet strength required to step back with love. For anyone who’s ever wrestled with the limits of what they can fix—this is for you.