Sparkles and Butterflies, Sunshine and Roses

So, does this ever happen to anybody?
When someone asks you "How is everything going?"
What if you were tempted to just let it all hang out?
"...to pot!" you say with a scowl.
"Uh, Whaaaat?"
The look on the questioners face alone would be enough for you to quickly backpedal into a more socially acceptable response...
"Oh, just kidding!  Everything is sparkles and butterflies, sunshine and roses!"
All said with a convincing smile.
There's just one problem, or maybe four in this case.
Roses have thorns...
Sparkles inevitably become dull...
Sunshine soon turns to darkness...
And butterflies never live very long once they actually become butterflies.
It's just a signal that the end is near.
Makes you think.

                                                            "The Grass Is Blue"

I've had to think up a way to survive
Since you said it's over
Told me good-bye
I just can't make it one day without you
Unless I pretend that the opposite's true

Rivers flow backwards
Valleys are high
Mountains are level
Truth is alive
I'm perfectly fine
And I don't miss you
The sky is green
And the grass is blue

How much can a heart and a troubled mind take
Where is that fine line before it all breaks
Can one end their sorrow
Just cross over it
And into that realm of insanitive bliss

There's snow in the tropics
There's ice on the sun
It's hot in the Arctic
And crying is fun
And I'm happy now
And I'm glad we're through
And the sky is green
And the grass is blue

And the rivers flow backwards
And my tears are dry
Swans hate the water
And eagles can't fly
But I'm alright now
Now that I'm over you
And the sky is green
And the grass is blue
And I don't love you
And the grass is blue

Learn to say Goodbye...

Thought for the day...
Is it better to have these lessons, like the lesson of saying good-bye, rather than not having to learn it?
I keep having the thought that maybe it's better to just stick by yourself, never trusting that someone will always be there no matter what. Inevitably, they won't be there forever.
Learn how to depend on yourself only.
Learn how to make decisions that express only what you wanted and is not based on what someone else might want.
Learn to not care about anyone or anything that much ever again...

Then my good side takes over.
Then, against my will, I am forced to think that maybe that's not the lesson-the "power"- of learning how to say good-bye.  Maybe you're supposed to learn to cherish the moments you had, remember those in bad times.  That it's these thoughts that would keep you going when all you want to do is shut everyone and everything out so you never have to say good-bye again...


Never having to learn how to say goodbye.
Sounds nice...
Sounds better...
Sounds much more doable than the alternative...

"They say, time heals everything...but I'm still waiting." (Not Ready to Make Nice by: The Dixie Chicks)

 

"The Power Of Good-Bye"
(click link to listen, by: Madonna)

Your heart is not open so I must go
The spell has been broken, I loved you so
Freedom comes when you learn to let go
Creation comes when you learn to say no

You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress you had to burn
Pain is a warning that something's wrong
I pray to God that it won't be long
Do ya wanna go higher?

[Chorus:]

There's nothing left to try
There's no place left to hide
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye

Your heart is not open so I must go
The spell has been broken, I loved you so
You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress

[Chorus2:]

There's nothing left to lose
There's no more heart to bruise
There's no greater power
Than the power of good-bye

Learn to say good-bye
I yearn to say good-bye