Mirage

That girl's a mirage
Oh, she is such a tease
She begs you to come
And then you're down on your knees
But you can see right through her
It's all a facade
She's not what you think she is
She's a mirage

Literary Analysis

1

Broken, but stronger

There are still some good people

Here in this world

Epsilon

It's still not clicking

Hopefully I'll figure out

This math homework soon

Delta

Saw you on TV

You are the kind of woman

I'd love to be with

0

I'm falling asleep

Homwork not done, lonely, too

In graduate school

El aguila y el lobo se unen, y se separan

Hace unas semanas

Y Lobo no ha oido nada de su amigo

Se fueron del bosque ese dia inolvidable

Y ni uno ha parado

Pero entre la aventura y la magica

Se les perdieron

Y entonces aqui estamos

Con Lobo, esperando, buscando a su amigo

Cuando recibe una sobre

Lobo la abrio, y en el papel, escrito,

"Bienvenidos desde la mar.

Aqui estoy. Yo, Aguila. No me recuerdes?

Pues ni modo, llegue aqui hace dos dias.

Es hermosa. Lo mas que puedas imaginar.

Estoy escuchando al agua, viene y va, viene y va.

Estoy comodo aqui. Creo que me quedo.

Deseo que esta mensaje te llegue bien.

Lo siento que tuve que irme,

Pero me llamaba el agua, la paz. Y, pues, aqui estoy.

Siempre estaremos amigos. Esta vida dura mucho tiempo.

Te veo mas tarde.

Tu amigo, Aguila."

Lobo no sabe a que pensar

Desea que Aguila regrese

Pero tuvo que estar como esto

Tuvo que aprender que aunque su amigo ya no esta aqui

Estan juntos para siempre

El aguila y el lobo son el aguilobo

Vuela a las estrellas y grita a la luna

Escucha a la mar y sonrie

The Hard See You Later

I always thought of myself as the sidekick in this adventure. You were always the one fighting off the vicious monsters, rescuing the damsels in varying degrees of distress, and figuring out how to go beyond your previous limits to overcome the setbacks. I was just along for the ride, offering some sage advice here and there, and maybe providing a laugh or two along the way.

But now it is time to move on.

Our fates have beckoned us to different places, where I can no longer be your sidekick and you are no longer my protagonst. Sure, we can exchange letters every now and then, and maybe one of us can visit the other, but it will never be quite be the same. I remember counting the days when this adventure was X percent over. How I would long to go through that struggle again. It was hard, but since I always knew you were there, too, I could always get through it. I would like to think that we helped each other out more times than either of us can remember, but I don't know the reaction rates of this backwards-and-forwards chemistry equation.

Because, damnit, I love you, man. Not in a gay way, but you know what I mean. And I really do appreciate all the advice you've given me. I don't think I agree with all of it, but that's what conversations are about, and we've had some meaningful ones. Fate. Aliens. Religion. The best place for food at 3AM. The important things. The trivial. So naturally my instinct is to go and find somebody else to be their sidekick. Help them on their way as I happen to learn some things on my own.

When it hits me.

We are all sidekicks.

We are all heroes.

We are all villians.

We are all alive.

I must go and do my own thing. You must go do yours. We can and should help out everyone as much as possible. It's only right. Be good, man. I pray you safety, luck, and wisdom on your ventures. Our paths shall cross again. It is written.

Wolf and Eagle must go their separate ways.

The Hard Goodbye

It was really good to see you

It's been awhile

You look a little different

I'm sure I do as well

But for now we came to see the same friend

but little did I know

It might be for the last time

How could I have not known you were leaving

Maybe I'm a bad friend

Maybe you were too quiet about it

Deleting all of your profiles

Waiting to see who would notice

But at least I got to see you

At least I got to see you by chance

We listened to the music

Went and sat to get a burger

We were both pretty quiet

I didn't know what to ask

Do you love her?

Do you trust her?

I asked about the other stuff

Family, jobs, and education

I'm sorry I had to find out you had graduated

From the same ceremony as I, like this

Maybe I am the bad friend

But after I left the building

I cried

I admit it, I cried

I care about you, man

We were always good friends in high school

You came to see my mom when she was in the hospital

You were the first person I told that she had cancer

I wrote on your birthday blanket

The songs "How to Save a Life" and "Wake Me When September Ends"

Always have me thinking of you

When we almost took a road trip for Spring Break

I was going to be honest with you

I was going to let you be the first person I tell

I'm sorry I never drank with you

I'm sorry I never liked your girlfriend

But when you told me you were leaving

Damn if I didn't take it personally

I wish you all the luck in the world

You acknowledged when I said that you owe me a game of pool

I hope I get to hear from you again

My friend

Goodbye