Lessons from adults

"Reach for the stars," they say
"The limit is the sky
Shine like the moon
You've just got to try."

"Fly away darling.
Go for your dreams.
You are a princess
in this world of kings and queens."

But the when you reach
for the stars so far away,
they grab ahold of your wings
and beg you to stay

"The world is cruel," they tell you
"With only storms and night.
Those stars you are reaching for
are no longer in sight."

"Be wary of the sun.
It scorches and it burns.
You're too young to fight such dangerous battles,
and you have much to learn."

But then when you throw away your dreams
And give up on all you know,
They tell us bravery is in holding on
And we're foolish to let go

We're told to never quit no matter what
Especially when it hurts the most
Life is meant for the living
We should leave regret to the ghosts

And then they wonder why were so confused
So lost in life's twilight
And we can only tell them that we don't have stars
Because they've taken away our night.