You Can’t Change the Hard

We never want 
anything to be hard 
for the people we love. 
But for the most part, 
we can’t control, 
change, 
or fix any of it. 
We can just be there, 
in the mud with them, 
encouraging them to use 
the greatest superpower they have, 
which is to share. 
Then, 
when we validate, 
relate, 
and share ourselves, 
that’s what creates the magic. 
That’s what turns alone 
into together.