Reality kicks you in the face,
All the 'wonderful' things about this World,
Jump at you and bite,
In trembling and disbelieving fright,
And make you eat crow,
Emotionally, hard to swallow
Even if you don't have an appetite,
Reality must be faced,
But, Oh what a terrible waste!

Sandra Feldman

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/facing-reality-7/