The Best Medicine

It keeps me grounded

When life gets too serious.

It’s there when I’m happy, excited,

And especially delirious.

It’s often associated with the good times,

But it gets me through the bad.

Reminding me it could always be worse,

And that joy will follow even the lowest points I’ve had.

In a room full of people

it quells the ego, the pretention.

In that same room it soothes my social anxiety

One of my many flaws that I’ve been afraid to mention.

It’s how I connect with others,

How I break down barriers in an instant.

It brings people together

Down a path that’s least resistant.

So if I were stuck on an island,

Forever and thereafter

The one thing I’d absolutely need and couldn’t live without,

Would have to be laughter.