The world is real, there are things happening everywhere,

It’s okay to acknowledge that horrible things are happening.

Just because one has opinions or speaks about worldly fears,

This is not as some whom are in denial refer too as negativity.

It is alright to have hopes and dreams, at times we wish too escape,

Make sure you don’t go so far as to become lost in never, never land.

We can not always sweep the dirt under the carpet, pretend not always,

We live not as some do in a magic wonderland but in reality so true,

Enjoy the days, but let’s get something straight, the world is not made

Up of candy canes, no fluffy clouds we can rest upon, not a unicorn in sight.

Butterflies fly and the birds do chirp each morning, the sun does shine,

The trees don’t dance always just as chocolates and gumdrops never fall from above.

Separate fantasy from reality, we need to see what’s happening all around,

Don’t hide your head in the sand, we live here in a beautiful but dangerous land,

Don’t shut your eyes, good and bad, happy and sad, you may speak, what is weak.

Keith Garrett