Don't Tell Me How To Feel

Don't tell me that you understand,
 don't tell me that you know~

Don't tell me how I will survive,
 how I will surely grow.

Don't tell me this is just a test, 
that I am truly blessed,

That I am chosen for this task
 apart from all the rest.

Don't come at me with answers 
that can only come from me~

Don't tell me how my grief will pass,
 that I will soon be free.

Don't stand in pious judgment
of the bonds I must untie~

Don't tell me how to suffer,
 don't tell me how to cry.

My life is filled with selfishness, 
my pain is all I see~

But I need you 
and I need your love unconditionally.

Accept me in my ups and downs,
 I need someone to share~

Just hold my hand and let me cry
and say" My friend~~~ I care." 

(Unknown) 

I have read this many times, 
and each time I am more impressed
with the wisdom this writer shows.
If we could all just remember,
a simple, "I am sorry", 

Or to open our arms, share a hug,
maybe wipe a tear, this is what 
we need most when we hurt. 

No one, no one,
knows how the other feels.
It is unfeeling of us,
 selfish of us to say we do.