I Wish I Could Help

I wish I could help, I wish I could be the one.
A friend.
Thee friend.
Best friend. No, that's too much to hope for.

I wish I could help. I wish you would permit truth.
No yells.
No threats.
No obscenities. But that's too much to count on.

I wish I could help. I wish I could speed up the process.
True healing.
True friendships.
True loving. But that's way too much to ask for.

I wish I could help. I wish I could prove people wrong.
You're amazing.
You're mature.
You're changing. But that evidence is piling against me.

I wish I could help.

But I can't.