The ability to look at things as they are br br Without the distraction of a fairy tale romance br br No waking dreams, no repressed desires projected onto another br br But the beauty of seeing what is, in clarifying light br br No delusions of grandeur br br Or of running away from the world br br But the courage to look into a honest mirror br br And accepting who we are br br Beautiful, wrinkled, deep feeling br br And maybe, finding who we want to be br br Romancing the world, is a hollow chase br br And reality is a pretty illusion br br When the only true romance, is with your own soul!br br Anita Atinabr br