BEATING THE BLUES

 You can shake it off by dancing or singing

You can drown it in the noise of a crowd

Or in the stillness of being alone

You can exorcise it 

By drinking or being sober

You can do it many ways 

By patting or beating your dog

By laughing or crying

By loving or hating

By eating or fasting

By praying or swearing

By walking or running

By climbing or jumping off the cliff

By scaling or staring at the mountains

By listening to classic or hip-hop music

By turning on or off the idiot box

With even failure and success 

You can do any of these to beat the blues.