pretend

I don't pretend to know
how it feels to lose a child
to spend all that time thinking
this was going to be it
and then to learn
it's not
I don't pretend to know
what it's like to lose a parent
to living loving and learning
from them
only to realize they're human
they'll die
and you will too
I don't pretend to know
where it is ants come from
how they hide
and what they think
I don't pretend to know
where it is we go
when it's all said and done
maybe somewhere
maybe nowhere
who cares?
I don't pretend to know
what forever feels like
then to be left
then to be left
then to be left
I don't pretend to know
these things
but I wish I could