Today

today
was the beginning
of the end

today
i said goodbye to heaven
and faced hell

yesterday
i cried

today
i died

today
i was embraced by my family
and slapped by reality

today
i bid a reluctant farewell to my life
and braced myself
for the future
that came too soon

yesterday was a river of tears
today
was an ocean

yesterday
i prepared for the pain of today

now i realize
no amount of preparation yesterday
could've prevented the pain
of today