HarshReality• Show poetry

FAVORITE QUOTES:

Be who you are say how you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind!

Adam said to God "God, can you make me a partner?" God said, "It will cost you an arm and a leg!" Adam replied, "What can I get for a rib?"

Love is like heaven, but can hurt like hell.

I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?

If it didn't really matter you wouldn't be spending so much time thinking about it.

To all the people who talk about me behind my back: thanks for making me the center of your world!

Sometimes love will tap you on the shoulder, then turn away because it still isn't your turn.

Life was much easier when we thought boys had cooties.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

Reach for the brightest stars, but always remember to keep your feet on the ground.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.

Reality is a nice place, but I wouldn't want to live there.

Accept that some days you're the windshield and sometimes you're the bug.

God loves us just the way we are but loves us too much to leave us that way.

Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offense. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and endurance.
~1 Corinthians 13~

FAVORITE SONG LYRICS:

"In the car, the radio leaves me searching for your star- a constellation of frustration! Driving hard, singing my thoughts back to me- like watching heartache on tv!" -As You Sleep, Something Corporate

"Feel your heart it breaks within your chest now, try to get some rest now, sleep's not coming easy for awhile...child!" -Down, Something Corporate

"Where are you and I'm so sorry- I cannot sleep, I cannot dream tonight." -Miss You, Blink 182

"Wish upon a star but, do you know what stars are? Balls of fire, burning up the black space, falling from the landscape..." -Down, Something Corporate

"Build my walls up, concrete castle, keep this kingdom- free of hassle...yeah!" -Down, Something Corporate

"From the curve of your jaw, to the curve of your thigh, to the curve of your lips, hanging down beneath your eye- that fill with tears, cuz I'm not here...no I'm never here!" -Konstantine, Something Corporate

"But there you go for the last time, I finally know now what I should have known then- and I could still be ruthless if you'll let me...but there you go and I'm not done, you're waving goodbye, well at least you're having fun- the rising tide will not let you forget me...Forget me!" -Ruthless, Something Corporate

"Are you afraid of being alone? Cause I am, I'm lost without you. Are you afraid of leaving tonight? Cause I am, I'm lost without you..." -Lost Without You, Blink 182

"Don't waste your time on me you're already, the voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)..." -Miss You, Blink 182

"I had these dreams that I learned to play guitar, maybe cross the country... become a rock star!" -Konstantine, Something Corporate

"I wonder how I brought all the lies, you said that you would treat me right- but you were just a waste of time..." -Leave (Get Out), Jojo

"Maybe I don't have the blonde hair you like, or maybe I don't have eyes like the sky- and I'm not sure if I'm the girl in your dreams, but I can show you what love means..." -Girl in Your Dreams, M2M

"Your vows of silence fall all over, the look in your eyes makes me crazy..." -Down, Blink 182

"Nothing's ever as it seems to be, when a dream collides with a reality- it should be easy when two people love each other truely..." -Take Me Away, Fefe Dobson

"Where are you now- i can hear footsteps, I'm dreaming..." -Lost Without You, Blink 182

"This is because i can spell konfusion with a "K" and I can like it, it's to dying in another's arms and why I had to try it...it's to Jimmy Eat World and those nights in my car, when the first star you see may not be a star...I'm not your star! Isn't that what you said, what you thought the song meant?" -Konstantine, Something Corporate

"It’s me and the moon she says, and I got no trouble with that- I am a butterfly, but you wouldn't let me die, it's me and the moon she says..." -Me and the Moon, Something Corporate

"I'm falling, into, memories of you- things we use to do...Follow, me there, a beautiful somewhere, a place that I can share with you..." -One Year Six Months, Yellowcard

"What do I have but negativity, cuz I cant justify the way everyone is looking at me..." -Somewhere I Belong, Linkin Park

"I don't know who to trust, no surprise- everyone feels so far away from me, heavy thoughts sift through dust and the lies..." -From the Inside, Linkin Park

"And if this is what it takes, just to lie in my mistakes, and live with what I did to you- all the hell I put you through... I always catch the clock at 11:11, and now you want to talk. It's not hard to dream, you'll always be my Konstantine!" -Konstantine, Something Corporate

"Little minds let little pain burn big old dreams with little flames,
and you don't think I understand. Little holes in parachutes won't leave you falling, if they do, it's because you want to land..." -Little, Something Corporate

"She's got her plastic friends and a brand new Benz and she laughs,
'Hell, sometimes life ain't fair.' It's a comic book crush that got them nowhere..." -Little, Something Corporate

"I can tell that you don't know me anymore, it's easy to forget, sometimes we just forget..." -One Year Six Months, Yellowcard

"You don't do it on purpose but you make me shake, gonna count the hours till you wake with your baby's breath, breathe symphonies, come on sweet catastrophe!" -Hurricane, Something Corporate

FAVORITE POEM:

Daddy's Little Girl

Her hair was up in a pony tail,
her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
and she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her,
that she probably should stay home.
Why the kids might not understand,
if she went to school alone.

But she was not afraid:
she knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates,
of why he wasn't here today.

But still her mother worried,
for her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school,
eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees,
a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back,
for everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently,
anxious in their seats.

One by one the teacher called,
a student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
as seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name,
every child turned to stare.
Each of them were searching,
for a man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?"
she heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one,"
another student dared to shout out.

And from somewhere near the back,
she heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another dead-beat dad,
too busy to waste his day."

The words did not offend her,
as she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher,
who told her to go on.

And with her hands behind her back,
slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
came words incredibly unique.

"My daddy couldn't be here,
because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories,
he taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
and taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes,
and ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him,
I'm not standing here alone.

'Cause my daddy's always with me,
even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
he'll forever be in my heart."

With that, her little hand reached up,
and lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere in the crowd of dads,
her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love,
of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down,
staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
but heaven's just too far.

You see he was a fireman
and died just this past year
When airplanes hit the towers
and taught "Americans to Fear."

But sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes,
and saw him there that day.

And to her mother's amazement,
she witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
all starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them,
who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me daddy,"
to the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it,
for each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
by the love of her shining bright star.
And given the gift of believing,
that heaven is never too far.