Do we need permission to be sad?

Do we need permission to be sad?
Do we need a licence  if we groan?
Can  a human turn into a stone?
Is inflicting vision ever bad?

When  suppressed feelings  drive us mad
May we loose that hidden undertone?
Do we need permission to be sad?
Do we need a licence  if we groan?

Who would need these licences when glad?
Who would not succumb when overthrown
Who would like to hide beneath a stone?
Who would have a carapace be sewn

Do we need permission to be sad,
From anyone whose laughter makes us mad?