I Told You

Poetry

Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash

I told you
the world was too
heavy here:
so lay it down
for a little
while

I told you
that this wasn’t
your responsibility;
your heart
wasn’t supposed
to carry
this

so let it go —
what will be,
and all that

You told me
you could say
the same
to me

And I told you
it didn’t count
for me

You said ‘why’
— I couldn’t reply,
because I didn’t know the
answer, myself

At least,
not one
that made sense
to anyone
but me

Prompt from the creative Dr. Casey Lawrence:

• What is good advice is easy to give, but hard to follow?