pain

Sometimes even the people who want to help get stuck.

Because the structures we live in
the emotional frameworks
the social scripts
the invisible permission slips we think we need
are so deep that even good people get tangled in them.

They want to help
but they do nothing.

Suddenly they’re offering concern like a checklist
instead of actually understanding
It feels like rejection, disregard, and distance.

Like you reached out and got caught on the edge of their role,
not their heart.
But it still hurts.
Because you can feel the part of them that meant it

and the part of them that didn’t know how to stay.