Note to self - usually hard stuff does get easier in the end. Sometimes when you’re in a situation that’s hard, it can feel like this is gonna be it for the rest of time. This is a note I wrote to myself to remember that nothing actually stays the same. Even the hardest times, do eventually change.
Proof of life
by Tina Boonstra
Days bleed into days I know that I should not complain
I’ve got roof, I’ve got a bed I see my friends sometimes
But this is not the life I had in mind,
I tell you for thousandth time
You turn to me and smile
You look me in the eyes and say, come on, T just
Hold on, hold on to hope
There's more in you I know
there’s more in you I know
There will be days after these days, after these lonely days
There will be years after this year, after this crooked year
There will be life after this life, trust me that's no lie
And all this in the middle counts as proof of life
Work, eat, sleep repeat oh it’s the same thing every week
All that I move, more than inch watch it start to slip
And you, broken and bruised, you’re feeling it too,
Well maybe it’s our dreams are too big?
You turn to me and smile
You look me in the eyes and say, come on, T just
And when it all just gets too much
Try your best to look up
See the stars if you can,
call an old, old friend
When it all gets too tough
Take a deep breath count to ten
It might not be much but in the summer we can start again