reach for the stars, they say
they never tell you
how much it will hurt
when you fall.

spread your wings, they say
but they forget to mention
they will be shot full of holes
before you've barely flown.

climb that mountain, they say
never telling you
that sometimes the mountains just get bigger
not smaller.

you can do it, they say
but when you've tried
over and over and over again
you stop believing, you just want to give up.