What I’ve learned so far -
is that sometimes promises really do get broken
and not just once in awhile,
more like on a day to day basis.
I’ve learned that it’s ok to cry
and it’s ok to let people see you cry,
even when your eyes get really red.
It’s ok to laugh, the really loud laughs,
that rumble up from your tummy, and make you double over.
and it’s ok to giggle, the girly giggles, that you get with friends
and you burst out from just looking at each other.
It’s ok to win. And it’s ok to lose.
And it’s ok to fail.
It’s ok to feel guilty sometimes, over things you know you can’t change,
like failing.
It’s ok to say no, even to people we love.
It’s ok to sometimes just have a bad day.
I’ve learned that life is fast,
a minute can last forever, but forever can go by in a second.
I’ve learned that lies get told, by yourself and by others.
and lies hurt, yourself and others.
And truths hurt just as bad.
I’ve learned that life is hard, and it’s easy, but you can never tell which one it is at the moment.
I’ve learned that love is beautiful and wonderful, and it’ll make you smile and cry all at once.
But it’s hard to find, and hard to keep, but it’s possible.
I’ve learned that wisdom is hard to come by.
You can learn everything and nothing all at once. And you can understand and not understand at the same time.
You can learn all there is for you to learn, and there will still be half the world out there waiting for you to explore, and to discover, and to see.
And you’ll find you really haven’t learned anything at all.
