Anonymous
Karyn Indursky
Nobody
told you
that love
could be like this.
Nobody
told you
that it'd
make you blind.
Nobody
told you
you'd
use your heart and forget your mind.
Nobody
told you
love
would guide you through.
Nobody
told you
it'd be hard.
Nobody
told you
you'd have to compromise.
Nobody
told you
you'd have to adapt to changes.
Nobody
told you
they'd make you stronger and wiser.
Nobody
told you
tears would ease the transition.
Nobody
told you
you'd lose some friendships along the way.
Nobody
told you
you'd be friends with the people you least expected.
Nobody
told you
you'd have to lend a helping hand.
Nobody
told you
you'd feel such glee when seeing what your help has done.
Nobody
told you
you'd help set a remarkable precedent for your children someday.
Nobody
told you
time would ease your worries and bewilderment.
Nobody
told you
how long it'd take.
Nobody
told you
how it'd be.
Nobody
told you
it'd
be better this way.