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'Til It Happens to You

Poem of Realization

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'Til It Happens to You
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You see your friend and she’s so happy

You enjoy spending time with her, because she loves to have a good time.

She’s always there if you need her.

She’s your best friend.

And there it goes, the week of madness.

She’s no longer up for Friday night of partying.

So you just watch a movie with her.

Next week, she’s back to her usual self. But this time,

Her eyes droop lower during her times of quiet.

Maybe she’s just tired, you think.

Next week, she’s not really quiet, but she’s not really loud either.

She’s coasting in the middle, but you want her you be as high as you are.

Because she would rather stay home and not party, you flip out.

She’s your best friend, and you don’t truly understand her.

Well, ‘til it happens to you, you don’t know how she feels.

She needs patience from you.

She needs you to understand that she no longer belongs to your type of world.

She belongs another set of values – another set of numbers.

Another set of people.

Understand that time is a constant and that you can’t just make it go faster

To another week of pure fun.

You can do that, but in no time, she will return to her typical form of gloomy self

Leave her alone, because how could you know how she feels,

‘Til it happens to you.

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