what does it mean to stomach something you can hardly swallow?

what does it mean to give away everything, leaving your soul so hollow?

what does it mean to cross your moralistic boundaries all for one lost cause?

it could somehow mean forever, however I think it means for now.

people will tell you it’s no big deal, no worries, they’ll teach you how.

educate you on how to throw it all away, forget your future, show you a good time.

in only a little while, you’ll look in the mirror, you’ll be blankly staring.

staring at someone that is now dull, someone who’ll never shine.

what does it mean to be the bigger person?

what does it mean to walk away, choose another option, drive down another road, pick a positive path?

what does it mean to be your own person?

I’m asking you, what does it mean to be real?

and I ask you one more time…

what does it mean to stomach what you can hardly swallow?