How To Never Stop Being Sad

Repeat to yourself that they’re not really gone

Time has proven that fooling yourself into believing

A lie is the most effective way to deal with

Things you have no control over

Keep listening to the mixtapes they made you

Over analyze every single word you hear

Was this a sign that things were going wrong?

No no, you were the one that cared too hard, not them

Stay up every single night staring at your phone

Either attempting to gather up the courage to

Turn these demons, these constant reminders of

Your loneliness into nothing more than a bad dream

Or praying just for one second you could feel

The warmth of equally returned love

Go out for coffee four times a week by yourself

Always bring your notebook, never stop writing

Leave little comics and thank you notes with your tip

Watch them smile as you get in your car

Always talk down on yourself whenever possible

My life is shit because I deserve it, right?

You must have done something real bad

It's nearly impossible for you to cry now

Avoid your friends for weeks even though

They’re the only sense of consistency you have

Left in your life, if they really wanted

To see you they’d come, but they won’t

(Who cares?)

Allow yourself to lose interest in the things you love

Watch as you begin to take a backseat to

The world around you, don’t fight it

Become a secondary character in your own motion picture

But most importantly drown every single one of

Your feelings in old stolen rum, learn to

Love the taste of it dripping down your throat

Find comfort in the warmth coming from your

Stomach, you’re drinking bottled love now

You don’t need other people to drive away your loneliness

You just needed to find a way to talk to it