When you've come to the end
of all that you are
and there's no one on earth
who understands
or holds your hand,
all your friends
have given up;
you've called in
all the favors owed,
all your troubles and woes
have been told and retold
but your heart still hurts
and your throat still burns,
that's the time
to reach up and find
the One True Friend
who never minds
spending time and
easing your unquiet soul.