Imagination Poem by Mpho Petrus Manwedi

My friend you say that
I cannot know the pain you are feeling
That I will never comprehend the situation you are in
But let me tell you this
I understand more that I can tell.

What do you think it does to me?
To see you suffer like this
To imagine myself in your situation
It pains me more to find myself helpless to help you
Trying to comfort you
But hurting you more in the process?

My spirits is dying n me
Wearied by the battle of trying to find words of solace
Trying to find means of carrying you through this terrain
And my friend you say I cannot understand
What you are going through
That I cannot comprehend the situation you are in
But let me tell you this
I understand more that I can tell