Quick Tip.

The next time you blow your birthday cake candle or see a shooting star in the sky or blow a fallen eyelash off the back of your palm, wish for something worthwhile like 'bring about world peace and communal harmony' or 'find a cure for AIDS' or 'stop global warming' or 'let Bush not be re-elected'. At least then, you will know for sure that the wish failed due to reasons beyond your control and not because you did something wrong. Better yet, don't make wishes. Your wishes won't fail if you didn't make any in the first place. Consequently, no hopes crushed.

Silver Lining II

Do you hear that?
No? Listen carefully.
There, that is the sound of deceit.
What about now?
Yes,the shattering of hopes, breaking of dreams.

The cause?
It.
It came, stayed, left.
No reasons, just excuses,
Leaving behind an empty space, a hole.

The cloud was dark, stormy.
When it left, things much more meaningful filled the hole.
The knowledge of what's important, what's not,
The wisdom of what's real, what's fake,
The difference between what's permanent, what's temporary,
The value of promises made, words said,
The determination to improve, to excel.
Amazing, isn't it?
After all, Experience is the best teacher.

Is this what they call the silver lining?
Must be.
The cloud has gone into non-existence, a faint memory,
And the lining has wiped away the streaks that it left.

17 Adjectives.

Abandoned,
Deserted,
Lost,
Stranded.

Distracted,
Unaware,
Indifferent,
Disconnected.

Cheated,
Deceited,
Fooled,
Tricked.

Lied to,
Heartbroken,
Alone,
Lifeless.

Finished.