the glass just is

i remember in my public speaking class our teacher
asked us to do an impromptu speech on whether
the glass is half empty or half full.

i listened to people explain why the world
always had something to look forward to
or why we were all going to hell.

if you stay positive you can accomplish great things

/no matter how hard you try youre fucked over 

have a positive outlook and good things will come

/lower your expectations so you won't be disappointed.

i said "I see it as just a glass,
you can't have one without knowing that the other exists.
You don't know happiness if you don't know pain.
You don't know full if you don't know empty."

i was glad simply for having a different answer

then the guy asked to speak after me said the same thing.