If I am lost and wandering
aimlessly through life
don't pity me,
offer me direction
If I am tired, aching, had enough
of being just somebody's wife
don't pity me,
offer me support
If I have squandered my last penny
on drugs and alcohol
don't pity me,
offer me advice
If I am in a rut, depressed
struggling to score a goal
don't pity me,
offer me your friendship
And most of all
don't pity me
if I have given up
on life itself,
offer me hope
I have no use for your pity