That Bitch Called Reality

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.--Albert Einstein--

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.--Douglas Everett--

Time and memory are true artists; they remold reality nearer to the heart's desire.--John Dewey--


That Bitch Called Reality

Why do I let this person’s words annoy me so?
I don’t really know this person whose words irk me.
She says certain things to someone that I love.
And, her words seem to overshadow mine.
As if, she is there, momentarily and, her words are golden.
And, my endless words are nothing.
Sitting here feeling like a deleted entity.
Her promises to him are filled with emptiness.
Promising him the world in one breath,
Why would she excuse, herself from him, the next?
The loyal ones,
Always sit, waiting, for him to realize what he has.
Wasting time on foolish fantasies lands you nowhere but, in a dream.
And, I have been in a dream long enough.
It is time to start living in my own reality.
I should focus on what matters most in life.
You can spend an eternity on the day to day routine.
You can forget the people who mean something to you.
You get caught up in everyone else’s stuff.
It is so easy to get derailed in our moments.
It is much harder to stay on the track.
Instead we can fall into the backward track,
This leads us precisely there,
Backwards!
That bitch called reality creeps up on us all…
Whether, we like it, or not, my friends!