IT’S ALL RIGHT
One time I heard a
singer say (Elvis was his name),
The saddest song he
ever heard that even caused him pain.
It was a song from
years ago made popular by Hank,
It was the loneliness
inside they said "that’s why he drank."
As I recall what Elvis
said before he sang the song,
It was the saddest
song he knew that ever came along.
He said he didn’t
know if he could finish but he’d try,
And then he started
singing "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry."
As you can tell, I
am a fan of the singing King,
And many times I felt
the sorrow in the songs he’d sing.
Late in his career,
fame and fortune took its toll,
It looked as if the
loneliness had just consumed his soul.
But are we any different
when in loneliness we’ve sank?
Do we feel the loneliness
like Elvis and like Hank?
Feeling so depressed
and lonely when life treats us wrong?
Feeling like the words
were for us in that famous song?
Life is full of happiness
when it is going great,
Sharing with your
loved ones and your good friends and your mate.
Then why is it when
sorrows come we go it on our own?
It seems we can’t
help suffering especially when alone.
It’s said we come into
this world naked and alone,
And that’s the way
we leave it after all our seeds are sown.
We share the happiness
and joy with relatives and friends,
Never looking forward
to a time when it all ends.
Many situations in
our lives can bring us change,
In the blinking of
an eye our life can rearrange.
Loved ones leave or
in an instant breathe their final breath,
And in a moment, memories
are all that we have left.
This poem is not to
bring depression or to cause you sorrow,
If you are feeling
pain today look forward to tomorrow.
The pain is real,
but will subside, I know that pain was mine,
And day by day it
will get better it just takes some time.
So if it seems your
world has crumbled leaving you defeated,
This is not a poem
of loss and that must be repeated.
You may feel like
the song they sang and even question "why?"
It will take time
to heal the pain, but it’s all right to cry.
"IT'S ALL RIGHT"
© 2001 James A. Kisner.
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