let's say

let's say that the story
is a good one
with a happy ending.
no one gets hurt.
there are only blue
skies and birds
chirping. let's say
that no one ever
dies, that nothing goes
wrong, that you can
always fall asleep
and wake up with
a smile and something
like hope on
your lips. let's  say,
for this storys sake,
that there is a happy
ending and leave
out all of the bad
things that are true
and eventual in our
lives. let's just say
that for now, and leave
it as it is.