Reality Check

Sadness. Anger. Despair.
What are these,
but pitiful emotions of the grieving?
And who am I
to make this assessment,
but a mere being
full to the brim
with a thousand feelings of my own?
Love. Glee. Awe.
Those are the things
that make life worth living.
Do those not overcome
the magnitude of desperation?
Not always.
And that
is what makes Life
a Reality.