Abrupt | James Lilly ’24 How can my world change so fast? One day we’re giving presents and the next I’m in your past. One day the girl who I thought was mine Changed her heart on a dime. Sunday was filled with “I miss u.” And staying up on FaceTime till 2. Monday was a peak to smile on, Tuesday, I wanted a shoulder to cry on. Waves of emotions fill my mind, While waves of tears filled my eyes. For the past four months, whenever times were hard, I would dream of you in my arms, And now when I thought I had you closest You told me it was not so. It was the distance, you claim, the difficulty of time away, But in my mind, I can’t help but say That it’s my fault she walked away. And at the time I need you most, you disappear like a ghost. “Be a man,” I tell myself. Crying is for the weak – stand tall and well. Hide the emotions you want to let out, or find a bottle to drown them out.” I cared about you more than I did myself. I poured out my heart, but now I don’t know if I will ever be well. But I do my best to be a man, Respect her decision, no matter how unplanned. Emotions change and you will rise to another peak in life to smile at big and wide.
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