Flat Tire on the Road

There are many things in life to be happy about. There are endless amounts of blessings coming my way every second. Hope is lingering through thick and thin... But, at the moment, hope has a flat tire. All my life I have been a student. I got good grades, dreamed about college, and then actually went to college and graduated. It was a fairy tale, but, like all fairy tales, it came crashing down in the end burning through all hope and happiness...oh, wait, I'm supposed to say I lived happily ever after, huh? Did Cinderella and Prince Charmin actually live happily ever after? Did Belle and the Beast really manage to build a happy life together in which nothing was ever ugly again? No, I'm sure there is a sequel to every fairy tale with a new villain and a new problem, because as much as we would like to live in bliss, life is a road with speed bump after speed bump. My lovely car of hope has a flat tire right now because like thousands of other Americans, I am unemployed in a terrible economy. Instead of cheering up, things just seem to make me sadder, but this is a speed bump. With every bit of effort I have left, I have to tell myself that this is just a flat tire and I will be able to patch it up or replace it sometime soon, or maybe even sometime not soon, but eventually. I have to tell myself there is still a happy ending for me even if I can't see it. There are many things to be happy about. There are endless amounts of blessings coming my way every second. Hope is lingering through thick and thin... but, how long to sing this song, Lord, how long?