Comparing Craziness

When you’re down in the dumps

And life’s giving you lumps,

It’s so nice to have lunch with a friend;

For occasional slumps,

Like a log’s many bumps,

Make it hard with a smile to pretend

 

All is dandy and fine.

Sometimes problems combine

With the natural ways that you cope

And your pal throws a line,

Which you take as a sign

That you’re not at the end of your rope.

 

So you sit and you eat,

Which itself is a treat,

And compare what’s been driving you nuts.

Though you do not compete,

Each admits to defeat

By not climbing up out of your ruts.

 

Still, a heaviness lifts,

One of friendship’s best gifts,

(Which can also take place on the phone).

Though the stuff that resists

Cheering up still exists,

You, at least, feel a lot less alone.