Days

Days of distress

Punctuated with moments of joy

As the world keeps spinning

And you wonder why it didn’t pick you up on its way around

When the teller of time

Became the memorized narration of pop culture

And text took the place of a voice and a brain

When smiles meant nothing

Each became masked behind a laugh.

And “I Love You” became hello and goodbye

All wrapped in one

No strings attached.

When sadness was the expectation

And hope the reason to believe.

When Cinderella was a movie

That you watched as a child

As your head filled with joy

Over things that would never be.

When your “best friend” stabbed your back

And love was a whisper that echoed

Somewhere far in the distance

When the clock read 11:11

And a wish, a hope, a desperate plea

Were sent out to the world

Hoping upon all hopes

That someone somewhere was listening.

When one single tear fell down your cheek

As you watched the years pass you by

And you sat there wondering when they would stop

And pick you up

And let you along for the ride.