Can’t Help The Ocean With The Tide
8.5.2017
“I need you here…
I need you now!”
She said
Then I replied
“You need me now
On me relied
But need me here
Not by your side.”
The moon can’t generate motion
Can’t help the ocean with the tide
If it lay there by the ocean
As the waves crashed on its side
The moon can’t help the ocean
By its side there on the beach
Anymore than it can help
Among the stars and out of reach
You need me now
I say again
But where is just as important
As when
You ask for a shoulder to cry on
But need a helping hand
And if your head
Lay on my shoulder
Can’t lift my arm
To lend a hand
I know the help I offer
Not the kind that you had planned
But I can help you more
Much more from where I stand
I’ll meet you later when I am done
To hug and hold your hand
I can’t be there now
But I can be there then
To see your fears resolved
To see you smile again