Because we want to cope...

Because we want to cope,

we tell ourselves we are fine..

We tell ourselves we are fine 

so we save the energy

that would be spent in worrying 

if we thought we were not fine.

Because we want to cope,

we tell the world we are normal....

We tell the world we are normal

because normal is not defined

We define our own normal

to fit in as we are.

Because we want to cope,

we look for ways ahead..

We look for ways ahead

though we could have stood still.

Staying causes more pain

than moving against the tide.

Because we want to cope,

we act like we have hope...

We act like we have hope 

not because it heals our misery,

but because it doesn't add

to the existing agony.