Presence is comfort

Let me b upfront wit u

I don't have any magical words

That will change what u r goin thru

But if u let me

I'd like 2 go thru it wit u

My someone told me they'd b at their mama's place

I drove over there — wasn't even a familiar face

So I drove 2 their house

& I wish I hadn't

Found them keepin company

W/him — just imagine

I didn't say a word at first

Just stood there in the door

Somethin cold moved thru me

Then somethin cold no more

It rose up like water

W/a lid on the pot

I became everything

That I was taught I was not

Swingin — not thinkin

Just feelin violated & robbed

Blue lights flashin

Sirens makin sound

They pushed me 2 the ground

& lyin on that concrete

I shattered within the confines of my own body

Out of control

Then I came to

& at that moment I regretted it all

But 2 late now

I had already initiated my fall

& there was nobody there

Nobody there

Nobody there 2 catch me when I hit the ground

When pain rises up & becomes 2 much

(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)

When there is nothin anyone can do

& words fall short of any real help

(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)

I woke up late

Had a thousand things 2 do

Heard some noise in the kitchen

So I hollered out 2 u

U ain't save me nothin?

I know u hear me callin

Say somethin or I'm comin in

U think this is funny?

Knocked twice — then pushed the door

U were facin the TV

But u weren't watchin anymore

I touched ur leg

Lord — ice cold

Somethin in my chest

Just lost its hold

I looked into ur eyes

U were stuck somewhere in time

I shook u once

I shook u twice

God please give me a sign

Like a dam breakin open

I came apart at the seams

Grabbed my phone — fingers shakin

Tryin 2 say what I mean

My brother isn't movin

He's cold & I don't know

They talked me thru the motions

But my body wouldn't go

I heard the sirens pullin up

I ran & let them in

They worked on him — I watched them

Then the noise went quiet & then

Nothin we can do

Sir — nothin we can do

I said save him — don't stop —

Til the paramedic

Took my hand

& the whole world

Went still

My mama arrived just in time

To hide her tears & close his eyes

But somethin powerful hides behind her dry eyes

A strength & unbreakable spirit

Passed down 2 her

Found within the essence of mothers

She stayed about an hour

Then left 2 hold her grief alone

& I just sat there

In that house

In that quiet

W/his absence

Fillin every room like air

When pain rises up & becomes 2 much

(Let my presence b comfort 2 u)

When there is nothin anyone can do

& words fall short of any real help

Let my presence b comfort 2 u)

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No matter the way pain came

No 2 types feel the same

I wish it didn't come ur way

I wish I could take it away

Cuz hold on & just b strong

R words said when u got nothin else 2 say

I know — I've said them 2

Standin helpless in front of someone's pain

Not knowin what 2 do

Til I learned the only thing that helps

Is simply be there wit u