To a hurting friend

Know what hun,
when we step back and look at the bigger picture
we realize that yeah
we're only tiny cogs in this huge machine
and all that
but if we always think about how someone else has it worse than us
then we'll never express ourselves
cause while you're crying over a broken heart
someone else is crying cause her husband cheated on her
while your upset cause someone spilled grape juice on your fave dress
someone else is weeping cause her dress got ripped while she was being raped
but see hun
thing is
as selfish as it sounds
you're not them
sometimes
a bit of self-pity goes a long way
being empathetic doesn't mean you should forget about yourself
it's ok to cry over the little things
because that way
when the bigger things come along
you learn to be grateful for the time you had only little issues to worry about