Through The Laughter and Through The Tears

Through The Laughter and Through The Tears

                            

Laughter and peace have set in                                      

I can feel once again

This time I am wiser.

Living my life

I still try and save helpless animals

Even humankind

I just don’t want to be hurt again.

I love my friends

They're wonderful.

I love helping them.

It makes me feel needed.

Reaching out in a time of need

To help others.

That's the thing I most desire

What went wrong?

Where did I go wrong?

What's wrong with me?

These are the questions I asked myself

When everything fell through.

Still hurting, I'm almost healed, but not completely.

Inside I'm still bleeding.

Can't help the pain.

The feelings still remain.

Wrapped in a box inside my heart

I swallowed the key.

No one is going to get me.

Too much pain to go through

I've been through it all, almost

So tortured I'd rather have been dead.

No, no more boyfriends for me.

I'm staying free

Would you say I have been wounded?

I'd say I was practically murdered.

My heart was  laid up in the ER for months

Didn't think I'd pull through, but I did.

It got dark, so dark it was scary.

Storm passes

After the rain

You find the damage that's been done

That's when you rebuild

Time, enjoyment, fun, and grins

A whole lot of Laughter

Brings healing and strength

Through the tears  and through the laughter

I find friends. 

By: Bernice Bowling