Grief

I have no way to know your grief
No salve of rhyme to bring relief
No words of wisdom or belief
No way to cheat life’s senseless thief

I have no way to block the pain
No shelter from the driving rain
No words to make the madness sane
No way to dry what tears remain

I have no light for these dark days
No shining star or warm sun’s rays
No passage through the lonely maze
No honey for death’s bitter ways

Yet with these simple words I send
My love and blessings as a friend
With hope that broken hearts can mend
And faith that this is not the end