Well-meaning Fool

Well-meaning Fool

I can't be what you need me to be,
but also not what I need of myself

My emotional intelligence is half a decade ahead,
and yet, I feel so behind

Was taught you can't solve others' problems
by someone whose problems I solved

Had so little childhood that my inner child turned outward

And you can't ask all this of a child

My need to care for you is rivaled only by my inability to

My health deteriorates, so yours won't have to

I solve every problem except the mess that I become for you

I can't carry this weight for you

And like the fool I am, I keep trying to

But when all is said and done, I hope you know that I love you

Indefinitely Unmedicated