LAUGH DO I,

                       SOMETIMES I CRY


  It's a face that I show sometimes to not let known,


  That my hurt inside is so very real, laugh do I.


  Humor is a tool that I use for safety and to forget,


  That things taken for granted can blow away with 
  The wind.

  I tell you for certain, yes! it is that sometimes I  cry,


   Alone, inside, or out loud by the moonlight.


   Laugh do I when I witness the every day rituals of 
   Wasted lives,

   Silly and ridiculous as their time slips away.


   Oh! to be sure, sometimes I cry if punished am I for 
   To much care,

   The love given to those who can't recognize or 
   Understand.

  If laugh do I, is it because happiness is within me or 
  A funny thought,

  Or hide what is perceived as pain and maybe a 
  Heartfelt loss.

  When sometimes I cry is it due to a wonderful 
  Emotional experience,

   Or the sadness that can be seen as I walk through 
   My life,

   Laugh do I, sometimes i cry.


                         Keith Garrett