States of Bliss

July 28, 2008 – 4:26 pm by admin

By Terri Ann Laws

I have the gift of blissful states I use it all the time
Whenever trouble comes my way I use these states of mine

When the world goes cruel and mad, how scary things can seem
I take a breath, call my states, raise my eyes and dream

Pain and fear and heartache - have little hold on me
I feel them, then I quickly choose a state to set me free

When worry sneaks up on me, I feel panic in my chest
I quickly call a better state and let it do the rest

I do get hurt, at times I cry and sometimes feel alone
I can get angry, jealous, scared and miserable and moan

But oh I hate those awful times, feeling so much pain
That’s why I need my special gift to wipe away the stain

I didn’t always have this gift, I found it there one day
And had to study very hard to use it the right way

Sometimes this confuses some new people that I meet
They think me cold, insensitive, unfeeling, starched as sheet

But that’s because they foolishly believe themselves to be
The helpless victims of events and things they hear and see

They feel obliged to hurt and cry and lose control and break
They think it’s wrong to rise above, convinced it must be fake

The loss is clearly theirs I fear they know not what they miss
For I can dance with angels and enjoy my states of bliss.