the truth

I wish I could tell you it'll be okay
That I could lift up every weight falling on you
Warm you with the hope of tomorrow

I wish I could take the pain away
Make sure you never felt the need to cry again
Look up reassured you are not alone

I wish I could hold these things to be true
But I will not lie to you:
I won't always be there--I will let you down
Sometimes I may cause you pain
Sometimes you wont know hope but rather despair
It'll choke you to the edge of suffocation
But I know you, you will keep going
You will live another day
You will do better, be better than me

I wish that, more than anything,
Someday your tomorrow won't even include me.