IF

And she painted paradise among the insanity,
using positive words to show us something good and gold
in the ruins of our dreams where we had to live.

Oh we wanted to believe in the impossible,
especially after she gave us vivid details
of how to repair and replace what didn’t work.

It was so thrilling and made us excited,
we were ready to accept perfection
just because of all her confidence.

But the days passed without change
with her eventually just vanishing
while we were haunted by the lost hope.

Turned out this expert forgot to mention
it all would only work, “if,” her meds still functioned,
they didn’t and we found ways to thrive on our own fantasies.