Laughter - 2/14/06

Laughter

Once so empty
Hollow
A mask to decieve
To hide the pain

Clung to tightly
As a powerful shield
Keeping pain out
Keeping the real person in

Once created to protect
It became a prison
Seperating aching wounds
From healing hands

Now genuine
True
Irrepresible

No longer a shield
But instead a great gift
Given to others

Bringing joy and hope
To others not yet healed
Showing the way
To their own healing

Categories: Poetry, Healing