Change

When my parents split
It felt like the apocalypse.
With tears in my eyes,
hypnotized by time,
To my father I angrily proclaimed,
“I thought everything was gonna stay the same”
he responded
“little gurl, the only constant is change”
The truths of these words remain.
Life consists of days that merely rearrange.
As time slips
Pages of the calendar flip.
No one can stop it.
Whether or not the tale of time begins to turn toxic
But some days I feel like I’m on top of it
On top of the world.
Some days I feel like God truly blessed this philly gurl
Yet I wish I could see
How each day is gonna be
Cause when I look to the future it seems so cloudy
I’ve been hypnotized into believing I own these times,
But now I see that these times own me.
There is no warranty or guarantee.
Fortunately
Today I am alive,
My existence is proof that I have survived.
Readily able to adapt to the changes of life.
Nothing is as bad as it seems
I don’t think everyday is gonna be serene.
Everything isn’t gonna turn out how I want it to be.
Still I will accomplish my dreams
With love in my heart
And knowledge in my mind,
I don’t have to be another victim of time.
Change doesn’t phase me,
I stand strong
And continue to walk on.
I’ve learned to step over bumps in the road.
Time will not wash me away,
I will never stray.
Unlike the sun which changes faces
And fades away with every single day,
I am here to stay.