off the record

all this bullshit life has an antidote &
it’s really quite simple---
you don’t need to make good with the guy/gal that most recently wronged you
(people come, people go = fact of life)
don’t got to make good with your parents if they have never tried to do the same for you
(spare the drama & spoil the heartache)
don’t got ta make a new friend to fill some void you conjured up in your head
(we’re always more likeable than we know) &
you don’t got to go & buy a million things
to show the world you have property &
(mo’ money, mo’ problems)
you don’t need spend an eternity worrying about what happens after death
(the most peaceful moment in your life is when it all ends = absence of strife) &
ya got no time to labor over whose government is in the right on what day or
whose religion made a good point about something
(they’re all bullshit & they’ll all fade away with time + effort),
no, all ya need is
laughter
(lennon told us it was love, but you know, it was the late 60’s so we can forgive him)---
for it is laughter in the face of the worst possible events
that will get us through
laughter together with others can bring a room full of people
from depression to a feeling of hope as defined by the
moment---
laughter & laughter alone
can cure our ailments---
it can make us live longer &
bring a smile to our faces when there seems to be
absolutely no reason for such a reaction.