Now Me

Who will listen to me
the way I listen to others
just letting them be
listening not to answer
not to solve or fix
not even to understand
but so that they can be
with another human being
say their words or not
seethe in their pain or not
one way or another
whatever way is their's
at that moment
let them be and share
Maybe no-one will
do that for me
at least not right now
So I guess it has to be me
who is there for the one
it's hardest for me
to be there for now
I have to be a wise friend
for the most difficult one
to be kind to sometimes
challenging even to tolerate
but just writing this
has calmed me down a notch
and reminded me that  I can be there
even for myself.