Far Away

How do people do this? How do they manage to stay away from the one they love and still smile? How do they get through each day and think everything's going to be okay? How can they look forward to each day knowing nothing's going to change? How can they sleep at night knowing that they're miserably alone?

They've got people around them, they've got friends, they've got family. They've got work, they've got pats on their backs. They've got a lovely house to stay in, they've got a roommate who's trying their very best to get them to smile. They've got books, they've got the TV, they've got ridiculous games on the internet.

But, none of that really matters. In the end, they're going to pick out the most depressing book they can find and read, weeping into the night. They're going to sing along to the saddest songs they can play. They're not going to go out with their friends cos they'd prefer sitting at home and imagining that life could be better. They're going to fluctuate wildly between hope and utter despair.

They're going to grab every nugget of happiness they can find. They're going to sob uncontrollably at any little upset. They're going to wish things were different. They're going to wish everything was the same. They're going to wish they could go back to the way things were. They're going to hope that things get getter.

They're going to wait.