My Pain is Not Yours

...nor is your pain mine.

I cannot know your sorrows; neither can I take them on.

I know that I must live life that is support of my joy, and in doing so I may be there for you even in your pain. For I can feel sadness for your pain, but I cannot take the journey that releases that pain for you. It is yours to walk.

Let me live in my joy; welcome me to join in celebration of yours.

That is there where our lives intertwine.