It takes time,
that’s what everybody tells me
It takes time to heal
to understand
to stand on two feet without stumbling—
but all I can do is mask the stumbling,
coming so close to the edge that
I think I see my closing chapter.
Today will be a good day,
that’s what everybody tells me
A positive mindset can change your world
but what if you’re trapped in another world,
trying to escape a tormentor in a bleak landscape
only to find on the next page
you’re no longer mentioned.
It’ll turn out alright in the end,
that’s what everybody tells me
You don’t need to worry so much
about the future
about your current mistakes
about how you feel right now because this feeling will pass
even though the author has changed perspectives and no one
can see how much you’re hurting.
Once-upon-a-times always have a happy ending,
that’s what everybody tells me
but I don’t live in a fairytale
I am merely a mortal
stuck in a world that will never be as
fantastical as the books I read,
the worlds I visit on occasion,
and the joys I feel when there.
So It Goes 