10 Things I Know To Be True

Truth.

What is truth?

It is the little pieces of life

That people try to make sense of

By stringing them together into sentences.

Here are my ten little pieces of life,

Ten things I know to be true.

Each day is a new slate.

No matter how badly

I’ve made a mess of things,

The sun will continue to rise,

And fall

And rise

And fall

In a never-ending circle.

Every day I will wake

To the dawn of a new day

And say,

“Today is another chance.”

Joy is not hard to find.

It lies in the nooks and crannies of

Everyday life.

A comfy sweater.

A hot cup of tea.

The sound of rain

Hitting your window

As you drift off to sleep.

A box of chocolates.

Flannel shirts.

Music flowing through your headphones,

Drowning out the sounds of sorrow,

Hatred,

Anger,

Confusion,

That surrounds us everyday.

I am not a plumber,

Mechanic

Or repairman

Of people’s hearts.

I cannot carry everyone’s problems,

I still fall trying to carry my own.

I can try for a while,

Run the mile,

Sprint across the distance,

But I will fall

And drop all of those delicate problems

You gave me to mend.

I’d rather lend an ear,

Because,

Tell me,

As a friend,

How can I lend a hand if

Mine are full,

Carrying the weight of the world.

Life is a fire.

It rages and it roars.

It is beautiful,

Wonderful,

But sometimes you get burned.

And it hurts

And you sit,

Running your hand under the water,

Determined to never let it touch you again.

Let me tell you,

I’d rather see the wonder,

Experience the love,

Move with the flames

And get burned sometimes,

Than live a life full of

Cold,

Dark,

Dead,

Coal.

I am me.

I’m no one else.

I’m not the person you wish you were,

The chance you have to make things right

Or a perfect girl.

I’d say I’m sorry that you don’t like me,

But the truth is

I don’t really care,

If you think my clothing is stupid,

My music taste is weird

Or that I don’t act like you.
I don’t mean to be rude,

But I’m me,

Not you.

And I like me

The way I am.

People aren’t perfect,

They say things they don’t mean

And mean things they don’t say.

They will knock you down

And cut your heart

With sharp words that threaten

To keep you up at night.

But I am a person too.

And if I want you to

Love me,

Understand me,

And forgive me,

Shouldn’t I give you that right too?

Grace is a two way street.

Life is not a photograph,

It is a series of pictures,

A stop motion movie,

Of our past,

Present

And future.

Don’t live in the past

But occasionally visit when you despair,

Just to see how far you’ve have come

From that last moment that knocked you down.

The present is a gift,

So make the most of every moment,

Flow with life’s river,

Dance with its music

And remember those moments

When you feel like there is no hope.

Look to the future

With rose tainted binoculars

And a heart that is open

To encounter the wonders

That could,

Should,

Would lie there,

If you only dared to dream.

Don’t take life too seriously,

Because it really is a funny thing.

We have Robin William movies

And billions and billions of people

With good senses of humor.

Life isn’t always in our control

And sometimes things get out of control,

And we’re left in the river without a boat,

But there is hope,

If you’d just learn to enjoy swimming.

Life throws you punches,

But don’t stop

Or drop,

Just roll with them.

Throw in a little rock

And you might have a pop song,

Ready to top the radio charts,

Telling people how to

Get along with life.

If you’d like to go crazy

By all means,

Analyze every little incident

Until you’re blue in the face.

Assign ridiculous meanings

To every word,

Every glance,

And at every chance,

Tell people their motives,

Because they probably didn’t even know

That they had them.

Lastly, math is from hell.

Its numbers twist

And confuse you

Until you’re certain

That two plus two

Must equal five.

And frustrate you

Beyond the point of no return,

Where your brain explodes,

From trying to cram numbers,

Into places that are meant for

Song lyrics

And movie trivia.

And you wonder

If your brain

Will ever recover

From the evilness

That was placed there.