A Harsh Reality

Jasmeet Chahal

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Being given advice that you are already aware of hurts the most/Maybe because we know the truth of the matter,/We are aware of the toxic reality,/But we have convinced ourselves to reject it accepting it entirely because it is much more comfortable to live in a delusional state of mind/So when somebody else confirms these already existing beliefs that we have not yet confided in,/These beliefs that hurt to confront,/The knife is pulled out a little further/We are pushed to do what we do not want to do, even if it is the best thing to do/We are pushed to sweat, to quiver, to feel lonely,/To hear what hurts us and to contradict our hopes and desires,/And most importantly, we are pushed out of our comfort zone

The pain is not hidden, we are aware it is there/But we have hidden it safely in our chambers so that it cannot speak to us/Its volumes have been muted, the voices have been silenced and the truths have been neglected/We have not yet confronted this pain/Because keeping the knife there Is much less painful/Than pulling it out/And pushing it a little deeper may harm us in the long-term,/But we choose to ignore the signs, just to be a little more comfortable temporarily,/Rather than confronting reality,

Because the truth will always hurt more

And we like to believe that this world is good, that it is fair/But it is not,/However,/The greatest of lessons are learned from the harshest of experiences/And sometimes, the knife needs to be pulled out,/For all the poison that has been growing inside, all the ignorance, all the false realities and truths, to finally empty out/To start fresh and come to terms with that pain/The deepest pain results in the most rewarding form of healing-growth/And it is much better to break free of the shackles of delusion,/Than remain where you are, cuffed to unrealistic expectations