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I feel so sad when I wake up from a dream,
Realizing that I have to return to reality.
It's always easier to decipher what nightmares mean;
That my soul is just another casulty.
Turns out you never loved me
After all this time
So I guess it's back to being lonely
That's okay... I don't mind
The distance from you is distracting
Peace becomes faint
Time speeds up
Moving on transforms into impossibility
Mere memories continue
Single weeks seem like forever
Attention isn't the same
She came early today
She said she took the long way
And had something to say
She told me some lies
She told me some truth
She told me she tries
Sometimes what’s the use
For every child that cries at night,
Rewind back to your own early times,
Every laugh you laughed, every song you sang,
Every child should experience the same.
Do not all children dance joyously, you say?
The twenties are calling.
Can you hear them roar?
Traditional restraints began falling,
Awakening these times that were spent unsure.
I am from outside,
From playgrounds, trees and bikes
From kids playing in laughter
And smiles on faces so bright
I am from couches,
From computers, chairs and stairs
I am from time well spent and moments lost,
Licking the cream from Oreos and
Summer days spent at the park.
Where I'm from we catch salamanders at the river,
Stay up late watching drive in movies
I am from plane rides at a week old,
from always knowing there was something
special about my family.
I am from always knowing I was adopted.
