When your life seems an endless Sahara <br />do not reach for the trusted mascara <br />If it's tears to replace <br />in your lovely old face <br />go and hug her, the mother of Tara. <br /> <br />I've been called worse than thinly sliced bread <br />I don't hear any voices in bed. <br />But for every malaise <br />there is tincture of praise <br />I remember what THIS lady said. <br /> <br />Do I wonder if love can make war <br />seems I've seen it all bothered before. <br />What a woman rejects <br />doubles back and reflects <br />a cantankerous scruffy old boar. <br /> <br />As a man I perceive many vibes <br />from my spirits in thousands of tribes. <br />it's a smile they are sharing <br />with all those who are caring, <br />I'm not one though who oversubscribes.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-saying-hi-back/