I Don't Need Your Help

I don’t want your help
Just leave me alone
I should have prefaced
My sigh with don’t fix me
Don’t fix anything
I’m not broken
I just need you to nod and smile
Even if you don’t understand
I don’t mind a question
Once in a long while
Please keep eye contact mostly
Please don’t glaze over
If I cry…
Maybe I’d like a hug
Even if it makes you uncomfortable
Because tears do that
I don’t know why
Salt is precious
And water is life
Just listen
If you need to…practice