Don't tell me you care if you have
never answered my prayers.
Don't tell me you understand if you
have never given me
breath while I gasped for air.
If your feet have never walked through
the wastelands of
the wounds I still carry how can you tell me
"I understand".
Have you ever held the weight of
my sorrows within your hands?
Do you hear the whispers of my heart?
Does the wind carry them to your ears?
To understand, see, feel, and listen as you mirror my pain.
Until then, please never tell me "I understand" again.
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