They Say

Set down your burden child, they say
It is heavy, and we all need a break sometimes
You need to learn to relax

Don’t always take on everything, they say
You need to learn to share responsibility
And not think so much of yourself

Let me in, says the mother
Let me in so my pain has somewhere to go
Let me in so I’m not alone

Let me have your body, says the man
I need to know that you love me
You don’t have another use for it anyway

Don’t be so angry girl, they say
We didn’t do nothing to you
Your anger, it scares us

Don’t blame us for your problems, they say
It’s not our fault that you feel so incomplete
Only you can learn to love yourself

Please let us help, say the friends
We want you to know that we love you
And it hurts that you don’t trust us

Stop trying to understand everything, they say
Sometimes God’s plan is mysterious
And what can we do