27 ways to not be so sad anymore

27 WAYS TO NOT BE SO SAD ANYMORE

1 go for a walk but you’ve got to do it now

you’ve got to do it while the leaves are still crunchy,

when you can hear them under your feet and you can

hear them when they fall on the street. 

2 you’ve got to go at 4pm and make sure it’s a sunny day
 but before you go
3 make a cup of your favorite coffee and 
put it in your dads old thermos and take that with you.
 you’ve got to do it while the kids are walking home from school
 and
4 i need you to watch and see what they do and i need you to
 do three of those things.
5 one foot in front of the other on the curb
 trying to keep your balance 6 pick up a leaf and put it in your pocket 
to give to your mom
7 look at that kid smacking a stick against a tree 
because he’s angry that some kid made fun of his two moms
8 you 
want to tell him that two moms is better than no moms and you know
 that first-hand cause your moms off poppin pills and hiding her beer 
cans underneath the bathroom sink and in-between the blankets
 in the linen closet
9 think about why you’re angry 
and pick up a stick and hit a tree cause hey, everybody
 is angry about something
10 when I was angry I blasted eminem
 through my earbuds and spent hours at the driving-range while 
strangers watched my tiny arms smack a golf ball 200 yards
11 so 
you can try that too but
12 buy some icy hot patches cause you’re 
gonna throw your back out with all that anger
13 ok this is the hard
 part but stop drinking every night it’s not helping anything and
14 stop
 kissing those random girls. you’ve kissed seven already this month 
and none of it made you feel any better and
15 you’re gonna be bored
 trust me cause when you give up girls and booze there is a big big big 
big hole in your life and you’re gonna feel worse at first and when that
 happens I need you to go to the driving range and blast something
 loud through your earbuds
16 stop trying to love back all the girls that
 love you it’s not your fault you’re “real” and “warm” whatever the f**k 
that even means
17 sleep on the floor
18 stare at the ceiling 

19 masturbate
20 when your friend texts you bitching about her 
boyfriend ask her if there is something else you guys can talk about
for two f****n seconds
21 your little brother, you yell at him a lot. 
i know it’s cause you worry and i know it’s cause you love him but 
he doesn’t know that so go hug him and tell him
22 you think you’re a 
loser cause you still live with your parents but
23 you’re just impressed 
that you’re still alive that you didn’t do a dumb thing on any of your bad
 days and holy f**k i am impressed too so
24 look at yourself in the mirror 
and smile
25 hey reflection listen i know these last two years really really
sucked and you got caught up in all of it and now you find yourself just
 starting a race that everyone else finished but dude you’re alive and you 
still remember how bad you wanted to die so i don’t know you’re really 
impressive
26 don’t be so hard on yourself but
27 make sure you get out 
of bed every day, yell at someone, smile at someone, and forgive someone. 
and maybe start with yourself, cause you’re still alive and that is bigger 
than anything else