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A Good Sense Of Humour Blunts The Sharp Blades Of Reality

Razor sharp reality creates the deepest wounds.
Heartbreak bleeds through the tears of the soul
Blanking the mind, making life a blur
While we seek to find a way to make ourselves whole.

There's no such thing as convenient times.
Reality will strike without warning signs.

So what can we do to blunt these blades?
We must find a way that is not in vain.
The wields of reality we cannot evade.
So let's find a way to dance through our pain.

Laughter is said to be balm for the soul.
A good sense of humour can shrink our hole.

A former victim of bullying
Can laugh, looking back,
At the foolishness betrayed
By those who chose to attack.

Losing loved ones, the sharpest cut of all,
Can inspire you to smile at things quite small.

Was there something in their manner
That caused you to giggle?
Was there a particular phrase they used
Or their shuffle or wiggle?

Sometimes comedians can turn a phrase
That leaves you drifting in humours haze.

Humour can be a distraction.
It can help you process, help you hope.
Humour lights up the pathway
So in dark places we can cope.

A surprising paradox we come to find
Humour blunts blades while sharpening minds!

Cherish the value of humour.
For it can be your special key.
A good sense of humour blunts
The sharp blades of reality.

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Crystol Woods

Date: 7/30/2025 12:51:00 PM

Nice reflection on humor as we use it to dull pain or trauma. You've hit on a few key reasons here i believe. Xo

Natasha L Scragg
Date: 7/30/2025 3:13:00 PM

Thank you Crystol. It is interesting that humour runs much deeper that surface laughter and it truly can be of benefit to our wellbeing :)

Anisha Dutta

Date: 7/30/2025 6:45:00 AM

I agree to your thoughts. A humorous person always claims admiration. Good humour is a balm to pain. Nice theme for contest. Trying... Have Good Days.

Natasha L Scragg
Date: 7/30/2025 3:15:00 PM

Thank you Anisha. We all need the lighter balm from time to time :) warm wishes

John Fleming

Date: 7/29/2025 9:45:00 AM

Uplifting - very nicely composed, Natasha. :) john

Natasha L Scragg
Date: 7/30/2025 1:44:00 AM

Thank you John. Good humour helps people to get through so much more than it is given credit for :)

Jan Allison

Date: 7/28/2025 12:27:00 PM

such an excellent example Natasha,I never started writing until my hubby was in cancer surgery, it certainly helps having a sense of humour to help you through those tough days x! hugs Jan x

Natasha L Scragg
Date: 7/28/2025 2:25:00 PM

Thank you Jan. Awful for you and your husband to face such a difficult time. During sickness it is helpful also for the one caring to have something to help them during such worrying times. It helped me too during my grandparents last couple of years. I started getting more into the poetry during the covid. Poetry soup has been such an inspiration. Xxx sending warm thoughts and wishes:)

Sotto Poet

Date: 7/28/2025 7:57:00 AM

Natasha, this is a fantastic sample poem for your contest that explores how comedy helps people cope with life's suffering and heartbreak. The poem stresses that while reality can inflict profound emotional wounds, finding comedy in our situations helps us cope. But I already submitted mine...smiles

Natasha L Scragg
Date: 7/28/2025 8:17:00 AM

Thank you Sotto. All the best :)