What movies taught me

It's weird to think how growing up movies taught me that first loves were some special
But they never really taught me how to cope when you decide to end it all
Sure movie couples argue and of course they fight
But in 30 minutes of movie time everything is all right.

So what do you do when everything just sort of....dies?
When that look you used to give each other doesn't linger in your eyes?
That's the thing movies never taught me when I was a kid
So, I couldn't base my actions of what a character did.

Movies love their allegories and metaphors
But none of them held the answers I was looking for
Maybe it's because I'm just a dumb, immature boy
That I try to base my life on some sort of movie ploy

I can't say I've gotten any better with age
It's still hard to deal with the pain and the rage
Maybe one day I'll make a movie about it
And teach some kid the lessons I needed to get

That life doesn't exist on a sixty foot screen
But more likely it exits in the tiny things inbetween
Which when said aloud sounds pretty obvious
Some of us are a bit more oblivious

Movies taught me how to be brave and daring
Some even taught me how to be kind and caring
But none taught me how to be mature and cope
Maybe that's a lesson I'll learn someday, I hope