shake the sleep from your eyes

We tell ourselves what it is

we need to hear; make whatever is wrong

right in our eyes

but it's not. It's never as right as we want

it to be; & the truth of it all is

we are not okay.

There comes a time in life when one knows

they must surrender; give themselves

to a higher power & relinquish pride at once.

A place where humble grows &

you know it's all about love.

It's all about growing old next to the one

who still makes you smile; & forgives you

as much as you forgive them.

Find it in between the moments when we

can only be human; & no matter

how many relationships we encounter

there will be something we cannot stand

about each other.

So let it go. Find someone who comes close

to the perfection that cannot be found.

Hold tight to the knowledge that you

are human too.

Let go of the dreams that pull you into places

you never wanted to go; grasp hold of love

& never let it go.

There will come a time, a night in the future

where you will look back. You will see

all the risks you took to end up where you are;

regrets your only companion.

Wake up. Shake the sleep from your eyes.

The whole world needs the same thing.

We all just need to be loved & love something

in return. To find that place where it's okay

to be human; & it doesn't matter anymore

what the rest of the world thinks.