Merriment

Emptiness filled with laughter
Despair filled with joy
Desiring the feeling stay
Like a child with a new toy

Doesn't matter why
Only that it is
How the day began
Anguish not missed

Judgment the only hurdle
The looks from those who know
The obstacle to overcome
Tears never failing to show

Pray, hope, this time
Critics are misled
Merriment sticks around
Ridding me of dread