"My Tears Hurt ~ Ouch" "Poem by Lolita Jackson"

February 3, 2012........

"I seen it in her eyes

As she started to cry

She began to tell me why

She may have to die

The window to her soul

Cold

Blank

Like a river

On the bank

Running over

Tears flowing

Showing me how

Deep she be

Inside of me

How can I help you

Where's the sun

To dry this run

Of pain trickling

Pouring out of those eyes

To my surprise

No twinkle

Just drops of moisture

That Sprinkle on my shoulder

I hold her

Up, She falls

Then crawls

Inside I died

As she cried

On the ground

I found 

Life leave me

How could this be

Just yesterday

I heard her say

The future so bright

Blinding her

Need sunglasses

To stand by her

What's happening

Is this A dream?

I mean

Her eyes, that cry

To sleep, she weep

Pain

Window

To

                                                 Her Soul.......By Lolita Jackson 9/10/11

I talk about how I give the devil 15 minutes, that's it, that's all.....I have shared my song and my poem because there will come a time in our lives when we may want to cry, and yes I believe that you should if you have to.  I also believe in letting it go after you get it out, because frankly what are you gonna do about it?  

I would like to offer a solution that works for me every time.  I do practice what I preach.  My solution to crying is laughing.  That's right, a good old fashioned, down home, knee slapping belly laugh!!  It's important to acknowledge difficulties and problems and equally as important to offer solutions.  Hakuna Matata!  Don't Worry, Be Happy!  Did you know that by the time you hit kindergarten you laugh 300 times per day, as adults we laugh maybe 17 times per day.  

Peter Doskoch says:  "Laughter, loosens up the mental gears and helps us think more creatively.  Helps us cope with the difficulties of life.  Reduces stress levels.  Relaxes us as it lowers our heart rate and blood pressure.  Connects us with others and counteracts feelings of alienation, a major factor in depression and suicide.  It also releases endorphins, the brain's natural pain killers."  

Victor Borge says:  "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."  A good dose of laughing has been linked to being healthy and with aiding in a speedy recovery if you're sick.

My grandmother used to always say "I may be laughing but it's not a good laugh."  She just didn't know that it was a good laugh.  The body doesn't know what a bad laugh is!!  

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song."   ~By Dr. Maya Angelou

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