Friend

A friend said,
"I am feeling sad,
no reason why."
I said, "No reason why."
She said,
"Tender and vulnerable."
I said,
"Tender and vulnerable."
She said,
"Empty, yet full of tears."
I said,
"There is something that is
higher than joy,
deeper than sorrow."
She said, "The womb."
I said, "Thank you."
"For what?" she said.
"For the courage
to breathe
what has no name."