Have you ever
wondered about the things we tell ourselves
before we fall asleep?
We whisper the words in the dark,
telling ourselves that we’re happy,
or that he’s happy,
that people will change their minds.
We persuade ourselves that we can live
without the people who have left.
Each night before we fall asleep
we lie to ourselves in a desperate hope
that maybe,in the morning,
it will all be true.