TheEternalChild

Hey... Can we just  pretend ? Like we did when we were kids? I can pretend to be strong And use these twigs To build a mansion for you So large and beautiful That you'll have everything you need. I can pretend to be smart And I'll teach you new things every day Gently widening you eyes To the world around you. I can pretend to be a musician Your own private concerto Sing lullabies to you each night With the few notes I know. I can pretend to be funny And have a witty criticism For all the things you dislike And sweetly teasing you Till you gift me with your smile. I can pretend be wise Have an answer for all your problem And  advice that ne

Act like you're not okay when you are and that you are when you're not. Run barefoot in the snow. Stand out in the rain for an hour and think about anything and everything you can. Fall in love with riddles and things that aren't real and the way some stars shine. Cry when you realize that life is just one big sham and write one hundred cliché poems about it, and then write one that you actually mean. Use profanity. Be the one fucking introvert in a room full of extroverts and scream shit just for the fun of it. Swallow every goddamn metaphor you ever dreamed of and write them down with your own blood. Eulogize your own misery. Put a