WHEN SHE IS SAD

She is sad.

What should we do?

Why take her out, of course,

Oh, yes.  We should all send invitations out

To gather her friends about.

We should take her out

To someplace where there’s a crowd.

But that makes it all so public.

My son locks himself away when he is sad

And refuses to speak to anyone.

But she will want to talk it out, you see,

For she is like a bird that flies from flower to flower,

Leaving a life dusting of pollen behind,

As it tips the night’s dew into the flower’s center.

Are you sure?

I do know what I am talking about.

But shouldn’t we let her know

That it’s all right to laugh again, and

That there is still loving and kindness?

Of course we should.  We must help her

To find many, many ears to listen—

Even strangers will do…

Not with people who cannot know…oh, no.

Of course we should.

And when our ears grow weary,

We should take her out

To where the bright lights are

And sunshine and a crowd.

Oh, I see now.  When she is sad,

We should take her out

To where there is a crowd.

#girlfriendsday