Frivolous and Ridiculous

Frivolous and ridiculous

Elephants in pajamas

These are the things I need

When I’m in a place of sadness

A little silliness and madness

To wipe away the blues

When all my wandering thoughts

Lead me back to you

Kitten turning cartwheels

Puppies on parade

Internet memes

When I’m tired and afraid

Bright colors

Blue and red and gold

And a raucous calliope

Playing circus songs of old

I can’t miss you any more

Than I already do

And I know you want me

To dry up all these tears

So I’m wracking my brain

For crazy and offbeat

Laughing hyenas

And creepy clown leers

Okay, maybe the creepy clowns

Is not what I need

Instead some more funny cats

Or knitting humor

Or maybe what I need

Is just more time

Cause distracting myself

Only make me miss you more

Ridiculous and frivolous

Work for a few minutes

But they can’t undo the pain

Or shake this weird feeling

I’d like to just go to bed

And put the silliness away

But there are pygmies in the hallway

And wombats on my ceiling