No Sympathy

Show me not your sympathy
If I stumble and fall.
Instead, lend a hand and applaud
As I get back on my feet.

Show me not your sympathy
If I say I’m sad and lonely.
Instead, come over and talk to me
Till I forget that feeling.

Show me not your sympathy
If I feel I’m bogged down.
Instead, let me hear you talk about
The things that make me happy.

Show me not your sympathy
It is of no use to me.
Instead, it’s what you do, certainly,
That will help me in the healing.