I hit the headrest of my friend’s car
more than the pillow on my bed
as the traffic light turns
from yellow to red.
I remember what you said about
The eagle and the **** that are
Coming down at me.
You said forget about the words in your head.
You said you were proud of me
That was enough to get me on my feet
You said you were proud of me
that was enough to make me happy.
“You can’t get what I don’t have,”
And everything in between.
It gets better but it doesn’t get easier
You have to make sense of what it means
They say it’s darkest before the dawn
But the daylight haunts you before it’s gone
I know I’ve got you to get me through
The night that feels so long.
There’s not enough time in a day
to tell you how much I’m really grateful for you.
How you kept me alive
and how you taught me to turn the tides.
Dec 11, 2015
Dec 11, 2015 at 1:19 PM UTC
I hit the headrest of my friend’s car
more than the pillow on my bed
as the traffic light turns
from yellow to red.
I remember what you said about
The eagle and the **** that are
Coming down at me.
You said forget about the words in your head.
You said you were proud of me
That was enough to get me on my feet
You said you were proud of me
that was enough to make me happy.
“You can’t get what I don’t have,”
And everything in between.
It gets better but it doesn’t get easier
You have to make sense of what it means
They say it’s darkest before the dawn
But the daylight haunts you before it’s gone
I know I’ve got you to get me through
The night that feels so long.
There’s not enough time in a day
to tell you how much I’m really grateful for you.
How you kept me alive
and how you taught me to turn the tides.
This piece was originally written as a song, but I have since adapted it to be a poem. It's written for one of my closest friends, Jammie.
