13 Feb 00

Work for happy days

This is how it always seems to be

It takes more effort

for me

to be happy

it drains my energy

where as sadness

it comes

far more easily

and hangs onto me

like a bulldogs teeth

letting go only

when I force a smile

pry apart sorrows teeth

for a few days

of a joyful me

By

Everett E. Phillips, III