Play Pretend

As little kids we play pretend

And dress up in costumes that seem to have no end

We giggle, we laugh, we know who we are

As little dreamers, we wished on that same star

You know the one I mean, 

The one to the right, where nothing is as it seems 

Where friends abound and everyone listens

Where no tears are allowed to glisten

Peter Pan and the Lost Boys dance

Their smiles, their laughter can put you in a trance

Until one day, a whisper, a yell

Is enough to break through their innocent spell

Eyes open wide, look around the room, 

Only to find an elephant that is soon to meet it's doom? 

Laughter dissipates

Children hesitate

Adults...reiterate

Time to grow up. To be mature. 

In this world, that's the only way to endure. 

Get a job, make ends meet

Even if it means you're heart will never feel complete

Dress like this - no, not like that

Remember modest women don't wear straps!

No, don't be her friend you see

One day she will leave you...there's no loyalty

Be smart, be capable, wear a smile

Even if behind it lies a broken and lonely child.