you were just an illusion
a dream formed hopefully
as my hopes were then dashed to tears
and my heart broken to pieces
you were never real
the way I wanted you to be
this idea of you I had
this idea that I cherished for so long
breaks when compared to the truth
you were my dearest hope
what I wished for every day
and cried over every night
yet it was never true
the way I wanted it to be
I would look up to you
standing on your pedestal
your pedestal that I could never reach
and I would know
that I could never catch you
and I never will
it was all a lie
you were never real
you could never be