ONLY I CAN LIFT IT
- by Joseph Bishara
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I sought to fix my broken patient
with my best intentions.
Oh that his soul could speak:
Mock my burden lying here.
Sneer at how far I've drifted.
But this weight is mine to bear.
Only I can lift it.
You can't help, and I can't share.
No matter how you're gifted.
The struggle's put into my care.
Only I can lift it.
Though I fall and gnash and swear,
With broken bones afflicted.
Stand aside and say a prayer.
Only I can lift it.
You've tried before, and failed for sure,
The bundle's unaffected.
But watch as I, lift it high.
Only I can lift it.
So mock this life I've picked up here.
Sneer and say you've lived it.
But know this life is mine to bear.
Only I can live it.
+JB
