What She Needs

People think
They need to save her
That they need to fix her
Make it better
Make it all go away

But they don't

She doesn't need 

Him to rescue her

She doesn't need 

A knight on a horse

She doesn't need

To be told it is all okay

She doesn't need

To hear it will get better

She doesn't need

Someone to tell her "Don't cry."

She doesn't need

Someone to force her to smile

She doesn't need
A bunch of grand gestures
She doesn't need
A bunch of advice

She doesn't need

Someone to fix her

She doesn't need

Someone to try and "make it better."

She just needs

A friend

She just needs

To know he is there

She just needs

To know he isn't leaving

She just needs

For someone to hug her

She just needs

Someone to listen

She just needs
A kind word
She just needs
A sympathetic touch

She just needs
A text
She just needs
A short note

She just needs
Someone to notice
She just needs
Someone to care

She doesn't need fixing
She doesn't need saving

She just needs someone to care

She just needs someone to see

Because saving the world
Doesn't have to be
Fighting armies
Ending poverty
Stopping war

Saving the world
Starts with saving one person
And saving one person
Is simple

Just being there
Just taking time
Just listening
Just noticing
Just caring
Is all she needs