i spend days on end staring

at the glass of water, wodering

whether it was half full

or half empty.  

my eyes strained on the still liquid

as it sits in the glass, taunting me.

it tells me that it is

half empty

but i know that can't be the case

because people criticize the ones who

see it to be lacking

i see the ones who look at the water

and see what it

has

and i wonder

how they could possibly think that way.

my eyes go out of focus

trying to figure out how it could be

half full

when it was obviously the opposite

headache sets in as i stare at the mocking glass,

claiming to hold my true self.

it would be lots easier if i could just be the 

one who sees the water for what it has,

not for its deficiency.

i wonder how people can so easily see

the glass as half full

when, logically, it isn't.  

but logic is the exact problem here

in this glass cup of inner thought.

through my wondering of what it was

or wasn't

i found the exact answer to my question

that most don't see.

so for those who don't know:

logically,

the glass can be refilled