i lost everything today
it was warm and sunny
which didn’t make a difference
when I was 24 i didn’t think this
would’ve mattered
but the world didn’t end when I was 26
i’ve taken a lot of people for granted
most of them deserved more of me
i’ve used
replaced
forgotten
and reused again
all because
the world didn’t end
when I was 26
me and my mom got in a fight today
we argued over spilt milk
we screamed in the kitchen
our words like knives
pinning that faultless death on each other, missing him
i wanted to bleed out
all because the world didn’t end
when I was 26
when I turned 26
the world kept spinning
so i stayed in most fridays
and spent time with my real friends
i mean if the world was still spinning
i had to stand on it
i returned to the kitchen table
with my hat in hand
and my true family
we cried so hard
we could no longer bicker
all because
the world didn’t end
when i was 26
i got up this morning
and went to the beach
the sun crept up over the horizon
and i felt warm inside
while the wind whistled through the sky
and the breeze left chills down my spine
i smiled and thought
“oh what a beautiful life”
all because the world didn’t end when i was 26
even when you think there’s nothing left
life gives us oranges
so go share one with your best friend
maybe she thought the world would end
when she was 26 too