When I ask you to listen to me
And you start giving advice
You have not done what I asked.
 
When I ask you to listen to me
And you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way
You are trampling on my feelings
 
When I ask you to listen to me
And you feel you have to do something to solve my problems
You have failed me, strange as it may seem.
 
When you do something for me that I can,
And need, to do for myself
You contribute to my fear and weakness
 
So please listen and just hear me
And if you want to talk
Wait a minute for your turn
And I will listen to you.