Sadness is a funny thing The way it creeps up so quietly And puts its hands around your neck And over your eyes. Before you know it You're blind and can't breathe And overcome with grief And you don't even know why. But all the memories of worse times Come flooding back And sadness comes with them To open your mouth And force them all down. While you're choking on things You wish you couldn't remember, Gasping for air Just dying to breathe, For a split second you realize You have control And that's the second you win over Your emotions.