Give the Baggage Back

And now it seems, we've reached the point
where I can finally speak out on all the horror, the abuse and the betrayal
Not in normal conversation (who does that anyway?!)
But to help a friend who is undergoing a little of the same
That I went through previously

May you be strong enough
To realise that you can't fix everything
May you be strong enough
To realise that you can't always be in defensive mode
Always explaining your every actions
As if they were calculated to hurt the emotionally fragile
Always explaining your words
Always explaining your absence
Always explaining your needs
Always salving the hurt
Always lifting the emotional baggage
Always trying to cement up the yawning pit of hell
And getting nothing

May you be strong enough
To realise that you need to look after yourself first
Before your self-value gets shot to hell
Before your emotional health goes down the toilet
And please realise
that I'm here if you ever need to talk to someone