ex*or*cise

my daughter: she's in emotional pain and there isn't much i can do except be here. i try to say the right things.

it doesn't feel right. it doesn't feel enough.

i don't wish the fella any harm, but damn him for hurting her so with his cowardly approach.

my mother: she is physical (and emotional) pain. i do what i can, when i can. but, it never seems enough.

{insert: sigh}