Reality

Reality, 

sometimes it hits you hard, scrapes your knees, bruises your elbows, 

and will give you nothing more than high pitched ringing

and a mind that's suddenly become hollow 

other times it leaves you on the ground, out of breath,

 reminding you that you have to get back up and start all over again

and sometimes it comes when you least expect it, slowly, filtering it's way into your oxygen & H2O,

bringing with it a headache and turning your feet into cement

We don't like reality

some of us like to forget about it by binge watching someone elses

sometimes we hide from it behind closed doors 

and phrases that follow "how are you?"

and other times we use sheet covers and daydreams to make an escape

But I'm not here to talk about what it feels like

all of you already know that

I'm here to remind you that realities change

you can change it

     

If you don't like lemonade then throw away the lemons life handed you
 go grab some oranges and make orange juice instead


We will never have control over what happens to us
but we are in control of how we take it

so take reality and make it become the reality you want for yourself
accomplish that goal you've been working on
do something that makes you happy
find a new hobby
meet someone new
get rid of whatever causes you stress or makes you sad

it's your life
make it be the way you want it to be