Show Just Folks By EDGAR A. A GUEST HELPLESSNESS There is no akin to this To feel another's pain you cannot ease To lack the means to give the wanted wanted want want- ed bliss And still be forced to hear his piteous pleas To see the need and know and understand un un- un The misery of him who cries for aid To have the wish to stretch the helping hand But lack the means by which the need were s stayed Sometimes I think easier to bear Whatever pains the body must endure Than stand in health and look upon despair And feel another's pain you cannot cure Copyright 1935 Edgar A. A Guest |