THE FEAR OF ONE'S LOVED ONE LOSING IT ALL 
 
The fear of one's loved one losing it all 
Is the fear of oneself losing it all 
Dumb and silent and helpless 
Before the Hell another suffers  
We weep and cry and try with all our souls 
But no one can lift the weight of another- 
 
The fear of one's loved one losing it all-  
Is the understanding one oneself does not control this 
And the worst may happen 
While one is completely aware of it watching it trying to stop it- 
The fear of one's loved one losing it all  
The fear of being lost.
Shalom Freedman
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