I'm on FaceTime
And my aunt is talking
Right after I've told her
Everything that's been going wrong with my life—
She doesn't understand, just
Tells me to have a good outlook
And believe in the future
And the sky and the sun.
"I don't know if I believe," I murmur.
She doesn't get that, either.
"Eleanor," she says sternly,
"You have to believe. Whenever I'm sad
(Sad, not depressed)
I look up to the sky and the sun
Because the sun gives me guidance."
I nod politely and hang up
Because I can't tell her what I'm really thinking—
For all her love and faith
In the sun and its greatness,
The sun's still just a damn star.
And my aunt is talking
Right after I've told her
Everything that's been going wrong with my life—
She doesn't understand, just
Tells me to have a good outlook
And believe in the future
And the sky and the sun.
"I don't know if I believe," I murmur.
She doesn't get that, either.
"Eleanor," she says sternly,
"You have to believe. Whenever I'm sad
(Sad, not depressed)
I look up to the sky and the sun
Because the sun gives me guidance."
I nod politely and hang up
Because I can't tell her what I'm really thinking—
For all her love and faith
In the sun and its greatness,
The sun's still just a damn star.
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