Helplessness Poem by Jolanta Gradowicz

I’m helpless in the face of your pain,
Useless completely and unable
To comfort you, trying to remain
Delicate, and subtle, and careful.

I’d like to invent a magic cure
For your sorrow, but I’m no sage.
I can’t believe and can’t endure
The impossibility of any change.

And I’d like to be a good fairy
Fetching a jug of rainbow water
Washing off your grief and misery,
Giving you the wonderful nectar.

I still feel the sharp pain in my heart
Weeping doleful tears though it’s aimless.
I can really do nothing on my part,
I’m so sorry for the helplessness…