The Elephant in the Room

You visit with your friend
sick at heart he's gotten even larger
since you saw him a few months back.
You want to say something, tell him
you found your answer, lost that kind
of obesity, know the way and want to share it
but you don't. You've been there,
heard family, close friends, strangers
tell you what you need. You've felt that,
desperation, hopelessness, massive embarrassment,
and don't want to make him feel that way,
so you wait, hoping for someone to Twelfth Step him
and you sit there and sit, ignoring the elephant
in the room, the one now, and the one you used to be.