Pin Pricked

This house is up for debate.

Shall we ice skate around our issues,
or are you ready to face reality?

Reality is just what it states; real life.

I don't mean reality;
as in manufactured problems,
and glamorized situations.

It's the cold you feel in your bones,
on a snowy day.

The aches and pains,
as your body heats up,
and re-lubricates itself.

The scorch of a hot oven,
as you remove that fresh baked pie,
you end up dropping to the floor.

Instead of sweeping it up,
you pause and stare at the mess,
contemplating suicide.

The dogs rush to the scene of the crime,
gobble up the remnants of your hard work,
only to throw up the liquid hot center,
and devour it all over again.

These my friend,
are examples of reality.

Beauty and simplicity,
pin pricked,
and torn to shreds.