forget what you know, forget what you were trained to think that you want.
maybe running away is too much for you, maybe walking with me will be better.
instead of your crying, just laugh off the pain, see the world through a lens that dilutes all misfortunes.
because you'll never be the saddest.
you won't ever know what it's like to feel suffering.
you'll never be the most victimized,
so take your blessings and take your advantage, take the privilege they tell you you carry, take the good with the bad and the bad with the good because one day, alone, as you stare at the backyard, you'll wonder where your life went, where all your strength now lies.
the inevitable decay that we try so hard to ignore,
the fantasy of immortality,
hits hard like a hurricane when you don't come prepared.
so take all the hardships and the lovers and strain, lay them down or raise them up,
because life's a gift, so unwilling to be put to shame.