Search for Better Tomorrows: Optimism's Hidden Journey
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 14 years.
Once believed in anything being totally possible
Happiness, or the optical illusion of it, within grasp
Turned out to be total lie brought on by a charlatan
Pretending to be the genuine article of clothing
Ready to wrap around your heart and suffocate you
Gave up on the notion of happiness for two
Reserved permanent seating in restaurants for one
Never used to do that, but the romantic naivete
Has come and gone since the Trickster came and went
Cruelly dancing away from this complete fabrication
Rose colored glasses stopped being produced
By the factory that allowed to cover up the truth
What a difference two months makes in life
Going in one completely different direction
Before being snapped forcibly back into another
Not by choice of course; it's never that option
You never choose to get pulled left instead of right
Dragged by your bootstraps by U.S. Marshals
Ripping you from the confines of your own bedroom
Away from the nice and comfy blue flannel sheets
Into the freezing Artic chill temperatures of outside
Nice weather if you're a Penguin in December
Surrounded by millions of ice cubes in Antarctica
Lost all sense of internal and external direction
Brain's compass has gone off the grid completely
Secretly dreading the first batch of holidays alone
Particularly, New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day
At least no need to buy presents for someone unworthy of them
Lousy timing on being alone; but timing never works out
Making one mistake can cost a person their job and livelihood
Living hand to fist to stay financially afloat and lying to loved ones
To cover up the truth; thankfully that's not this particular case
That was The Trickster's problem; not mine
My situation worked differently, which was to forget them entirely
Can't really do that, so will end up putting the memories
Under lock and key in order to look ahead and not backwards
Only led to heartache and always looking over your shoulder
Will one day be happy; even if it was just as a party of one
Better to be genuinely happy instead of living a lie
A house of cards that always fell apart when time was right
One gust of wind toppled everything down
Best to find a sturdy foundation to build future on
Strongest insurance policy to have in any case
Once that's done, then finding a true partner can commence
Not a moment sooner.