I met with Sadness yesterday, after some time apart.
He was not looking well due to the recent encounter
with his nemesis, Depression; it was a painful start
to an ongoing struggle, visited yet again in the late hour.
Sadness sat quietly as I opened the door and entered.
Depression was nearby, yet unseen. "What's wrong?"
I asked in lyrical query as into the eyes of Sadness I peered.
With his eyes looking into mine he replied, "Song...."
His voice caught and his eyes lowered, welling within
and he said, "Everything and nothing and all things between."
Choosing instead a lyric of silence, I refrained from replying.
Together we sat, quietly aware of the peace one song could bring.
Finally, Sadness asked, "Could you sing one of your tunes?"
Naturally I agreed, lifting up my voice in a joyful melody
while also adding harmonies and lyrics that filled the room
with laughter which caused Depression to hastily flee.
Sadness smiled for the first time in days, not yet ready to be alone,
but gladly free from Depression for at least a little while,
and perhaps longer too, if he chooses to give Joy a home.
Sadness welcomed Joy tentatively, and when she grinned, he smiled.
29 May 2007 by Glen Alan Woods
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