The weather changes,

seasons change,

times change.

So why do we think

that we must stay the

same?

No one ever

sees it coming.

I didn't see it

coming at all.

I never thought

that it would happen.

I never thought that

I would have to be

the strong one.

The one that comforts

others first,

even when they want

to fall apart too.

Change happens then,

when we act

without thinking.

When you brush

off a counselor

because you're

"fine"

and

"you've been through

this before."

I never thought that

two of my friends

would have to sit me

down and tell

me that my boyfriend

cheated.

I never thought that

the other girl would be

someone that was in

the same class,

and that she knew

what she was doing.

Things change,

people change right

in front of you.

I never thought

that I would be the

one to face the

crowd.

The one who

took the paper

from shaking hands

and picked up the

speech when he

could no longer talk.

I never thought that

I would be shaky and

holding back tears,

not because I was

upset,

but because I

was scared.

I changed,

but people saw

what they wanted.

I never thought

that I would have to

almost take over

another speech.

That I would have

to get up,

hand off my instrument,

and walk in front of

a crowd of

veterans

and take over.

I gave him to

the count of three.

1.

2.

...

3.

I never had to do that.

Friends saw the change.

The intention to

rush in

and then the

immediate hesitation.

Change happens

when others

see it and

you do not.

It happens when

you go from

having someone

shield you

from the world

to

you shielding

others from the world.

Change happens

slowly and in real time.

Change is seen

when it happens.

Change is when

the leaves turn different

colors and then fall.

It's the difference

between fall

and winter.

Imagine if change

was that easy

to see in

people.