0 Then there's reality

What is reality does anybody know?
Is it what you believe or others saying your just deceived
Does it hit you hard and mess with your mind
Or does it present itself softly and appear kind?
Is it what happens to you that you feel is real
Or is it just bad times that need to heal
You know it's there when no one cares
When no one helps you make repairs
It's a slap in the face with a wet sweaty hand
That will wake you up from your fantasyland
Reality is not fair and the hand deals fixed
With strife and hate and feelings mixed
You put on high things precious and true
Things sacred and loved that's just for you
Then there's reality

--Bruce K., 58