Be Cool

Once the giver, always the giver

Last to find out, first to tell

First to catch, last to be caught

Last to let go, first to be given up on

First to plan, last to get a man

Last to leave, first to be left

First to feed, last to be fed

Last to be remembered, first to remind

First to call, last to be called

Last to be thought of, first to think

Don't let yourself become this person

And if you do, it's your fault you do

So, don't take it out on the rest of the world

For they do not care, why should they?

They know how to be happy,

They know how to say things just for fun,

They know how to live life, how to smile

You clearly don't. Don't strip people of these pleasures

Come back when you learn to live.

Come back when you learn to laugh.

Come back, when you want to be happy.

For that's the best kind of reality-

The kind you fight for,

The kind that should be fought for,

The kind you'll get if you really want it,

The kind that makes other people happy too.

This reality doesn't mean perpetual happiness,

It means knowing when to stop crying

It means asking for help because you want to get better

It means respecting the existence of knowledge

In other's, and their lives, though to you it may seem latent

This reality is the best kind, for it entails a balanced lifestyle

This reality is the best kind, because it lets you be sad

But, only for a rational, measured while.