You told me you lost your job, I am sorry I didn’t know what to say,
The right words of comfort hid from my thoughts yesterday.
I sensed from your voice that you were distraught,
All my years of counselling had suddenly come to naught.
I listened to you trying to be brave but I heard the trembling in your voice,
What was heart-breaking to know is that it was not your choice
The memories you created, the years you invested you felt are down the drain,
I wish I could take away some of your disappointment, grief, and pain.
I tried to reframe your loss and make you look at the upside,
It was too soon to bring you comfort when you were still hurting inside.
You didn’t’ just lose your job and your confidence, you lost your identity too,
I am so helpless to say the right words of comfort to you.
Even though Life has handed an unfair lesson to you,
Don’t let bitterness but sweetness be the memory that pulls you through.
You cannot defy destiny, no matter hard you try,
Sometimes the only course of action is to whisper goodbye.
I can only be compassionate but your depth of despair, I wouldn’t understand,
At most I can reassure you silently with my presence just by holding your hand.
I will be here quietening the noise of confusion when you feel lost and insecure,
Bringing you clarity so that you can hear the knock to open your next door.
Ashnie Muthusamy ©
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