Reality

This past month has been so hard. First, I found out my nine year old cousin has a major spinal curve, then about a week later, we find out she needs emergeny brain surgery within a week. The day after she comes home, Anthony calls me telling me my best friend has been in a car wreck. A week after that, I spend Easter Sunday in the hospital waiting, because we were told she wasn't going to make it though the day. That Friday, she did pass away. The following Sunday was her funeral. Finally, I thought I might have some down time, but no such luck. Three in the morning, Tuesday, I find out, my cousin has been rushed to the ER and then to Atlanta due to a fever, dry heaving, and severe pain. Come to find out she has a CSF (Cranial Spinal Fluid) leak. The next few days will determine whether she will need another surgery to repair it. Then some girls decide to give me a hard time for being friends with my ex. I got out of high school to get away from the drama. Needless to say, I have been a bit of a mess, and my grades have most definately suffered. I can't focus on anything. I'm so stressed out and confused. I would love to forget this past month and just move on, but I don't know how easy it will be to get past all this anytime soon. Time heals all wounds? Then someone please explain to me why I can't talk about my Grandma, who passed away five years ago, without breaking down. I can't think about my most recent break up, which took place about six months ago, without falling apart. I'm so confused and hurt.

Sounds like life to me.
It ain’t no fantasy.
It’s just a common case of everyday reality.
Man I know it’s tough but you gotta suck it up.
To hear you talk you’re caught up in some tragedy.
It sounds like life to me.