Villanelle

I'm not sure how I am supposed to help her.
Does “doing nothing” mean the same as “kill”?
How should I know? Am I my sister's keeper?

I left for school and now I rarely see her.
I’m still the only one she trusts to tell.
I’m not sure how I am supposed to help her.

If she sinks into medicated slumber,
am I at fault in every bitter pill?
How should I know? Am I my sister’s keeper?

I'm not a mother, therapist or doctor;
I don't know how to make a person well.
I’m not sure how I am supposed to help her.

I couldn't save Jess from the ER either,
I didn't even know that she was ill.
But knowing now, am I my sister’s keeper?

What if Cain didn’t raise his hand to murder
but quietly stood and watched as Abel fell?
I’m not sure how I am supposed to help her.
How should I know? Am I my sister’s keeper?