A Rough Hike

Have you ever felt loved and like people cared about you

For once people talked to you and made you feel important

But then suddenly people drifted away and they didn't seem to care anymore

Everyone you thought cared for you seemed to fade away

You thought they were your friend

You thought your friendship was more than something so temporary

You thought you were close and that they thought more of you

Just when you got to know each other things had to go and change

What distance does to people- when they don't see you they suddenly forget about you

I want a friendship to last more than just a changing season

I want to remain close and not grow apart

Just because we aren't together doesn't mean we can't still be close

I thought friendship and love was more than just needing a companion

Now I realize all that I was was just another person, I wasn't worth anything or wasn't special

I was just another person to you

And I'm quickly forgotten as though I never existed

 

Why can't things be how they once were?

When the world seemed like a calming place with no worries or dread

Where people believed in you and loved you for who you were

The older you get the more pressure gets put on you

More worries, stress and expectations

You need to be strong. You need to be confident. You need to be independent. 

You need to be attractive. You need to get married. You need a successful job.

You need to be smart. You need to be talented.

So many things get forced on us and we wonder why we often get upset.

When we were little things seemed so much easier

You didn't overthink things

You didn't worry at night over things said

You didn't question people's love

You accepted the world and it seemed to accept you.

How I wish I could stay there in that time

I wish I could still believe in others and they could believe in me

My trust in this world has been shattered and dreams have grown dark

This world isn't a happily ever after

It is a struggle and grows harder every day

Our life down here is the hike up the mountain till we reach the top

When this life is hard and treacherous, know the view at the top will be worth it.

With every step it gets harder and harder, but at the end we will be able to rest and take in the view

Our happily ever after isn't in this world, but is awaiting us.

This isn't our home, but God is waiting for us where we belong.

So keep your head up and finish your hike to the top, because you won't want to miss the view!