NOT EMPTY
by Danielle Thomas

Be happy and smile, so I won't have to feel bad that you're sad.
Be glad, forget all the love you felt you once had.

Don't get mad.
Hold it all in and insanity will be the best friend you ever had.

Life is your playground.
So play! Then you can pay.
Never quit paying attention to the decaying of your soul.

As you grow old, lonely, and ever so bitter,
mark your regrets by lying to yourself.
Say: "I love my life, things could never have turned out better."

Be good to the one you settled for
and hope some day you will feel love.

Just don't think about your problems, and it will be alright,
even though you don't want to sleep at night.

Because the last time you slept, you dream that dream
you always dream, that dream of what your life should have been.

When the morning comes, you never want to waken.
Don't think too long or hard, for god's sake remember
how lucky you are to be living this lie.

Remember at least:
the glass is not empty.