I seek that

I seek that
I do not try to understand you
for it is impossible
Instead
I seek to understand
that I can never understand you
and that brings me to my own peace.

I seek that
I do not try to remove your loneliness
for that is impossible
Instead
I seek to recognize
why I am so afraid to know you are lonely
and that brings me to my own truth.

I seek that
I do not try to entertain your seeking for approval
for that is impossible
Instead
I seek to investigate
why I play the rescuer role to feed your addiction
and that brings me to see my own shortcomings.

I seek that
I do not try to heal your abandonment dis-ease
for that is impossible
Instead
I seek to know
why I cannot stand seeing you being abandoned
and that brings me to my own understanding.

For you are merely mirroring my reaction
and in that
I respond with
love
for my own sake and also for you.

By saving you I am not saving you
By not saving you I am saving you.