Psychological means are not enough
when you have a persistent cough.
If you try to will it to stop,
you'll flip your lid or your top.
I wouldn't recommend a drop. It
won't work and syrup won't stop it,
unless its ingredient is codeine.
Then, you'll sleep well if you know what I mean.
Written By: D. Collins
When your head is banging like a deep, bass drum.
Mince a garlic clove and butter on a hot dog bun.
Any strain that wants to call itself athlete foot.
Will bow down to the power found in Clorox bleach.
Two aspirin before sleeping after a night on the town.
Guarantees we are peaking when it's time to get down.
That's just the NOLA kind of way of doing things.
Put your talent on display for all the world to see.
I'm not a baseball fan, but I seen what I saw.
Which was the closest thing I've seen to ILL-Na-Na.
Is it possible for the Phillies to lose a game?
And, with NOLA pitching, to that, I will refrain.
When mood is down, just take a long walk
Then your mind may acquire a superb spark
Shift your concentration in something new
To uplift mind, let this be now done by you
Bring happiness through sheer imagination
Sing a song to convey God your devotion
Calm prayer will surely change the trend
Storm can be subdued to be a real friend
Employ your full energy for something useful
Destroy all worries by being damn hopeful
By helping someone who in life suffers
Try to be a friend whom everyone prefers
Slow and steady must be your method
Show love to cool down heart and head
Do your duty and pray to the Almighty
To do your job well is in itself a beauty
Laughter alone is the best possible asset
As bitter mood, laughter will easily offset
Pray and work and be a noble soul
Stay calm and cool doing your role!
Constantly check your mind and bring changes
Never allow the same rule to stay there forever
Bring new ideas and alter your plans to better
A broad invitation to new thoughts ever helps
Find out new ways to do the same old job
Make improvements as far as possible
Definitely new remedies are lying hidden
Only when we pursue we can locate them
Read on the subject making an analysis
Opportunities to excel are indeed plenty
Only when we plunge into the sea of work
We can come out with precious pearls
Day by day our skill must be improved
We must not complacently remain idle
Our aim must be to contribute more
For this we must find new techniques
Dormant state of mind is equal to poison
That will make us inept by nailing mind
We have to be like a fresh water flowing
Removing impurities and bringing peace.
We always have enough choice
When a new day begins
To complain of pain, or give voice
To hope, mother that wins?
I did not give in to Mr. Groan
In USA I bought ALEVE (when pain had grown)
Magic in a pill, borrowed from Aspirin
I now have tonic drops in milk (south African)
FACT: the tonic told me by WENDOLENE is: BALSEM KOPIVA
you remind me that i matter
that means oh so much
there are teardrops falling when you are sleeping
you remind me that i do inspire
you have no idea how much i longed for that
when you are not looking, there are times when i am weeping
you remind me that i am truly cared for
i have massive amounts of filed prayers on that issue alone
when you are running errands or are at work, i find myself actually cheering
you remind me that i am worthy of a friend
i remember staring into space wishing and praying for that very thing
when you have the door closed while taking your bath, i sigh relief that i am no longer fearing
you remind me that i can be loved
words cannot describe my personal road trip journey with that
when your attention is focused on cooking your dinner or watching the soaps, i simply crack a smile
you remind me that i am not the only one
i never thought that i would be thankful for that
when i just look at you in the sway of the day by day, i cannot hide the fact that i just flat out love your style
They say the cure for loneliness
Is just to find a friend
But what if that friend
Was a dead end?
The times enjoyed
Throughout the years
Come to a halt
As the time slows
The ticking comes to a close
Then it slowly comes back
The thoughts of it all
Just like a sloth, they crawl
Haunting.
Panic.
The rush.
Faster.
Go.
Run to his aid.
Reach out and feel
the beating heart
the breath
the kiss
life.
Remedies
If I ever discover the essence of happiness
I am going to bottle it
just like a Bach flower remedy
happiness in little brown bottles with yellow labels
Then I’ll stand on street corners
handing out free samples
People would take it home
pouring it into an incense burner
and the fragrance of happiness
will fill their homes
they will be reminded of it forever
If I could do the same with sleep
it would be great
I could do with some sleep right now
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