No Solace
You promised me a different life
You said we would be on our own
You said we would be thriving
Yet here we sit crying
You told me you were capable
You told me you were willing
You told me you could make it
Yet here we are, so naked
You said everything would be ok
You said we would be doing great
You said we would infuse
Yet here we are confused
You said you had a dream
You told me it would come true
You drew me a really pretty picture
Yet here we sit with a trickster
You took me on a ride of wonder
You never told me it would fail
You never told me we’d feel stuck
Yet here you scream, don’t give up
You beg me to have hope
You push me to keep going
You make another promise
Yet here we are, no solace
Leslieann Elle Santiago
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