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Not Ok Today.
I am not ok today, no way,
Those edges, they begin to fray
I look away, forget to pray
Today, I’m not ok.
I cannot smile, as I walk my mile
All the while, like being on trial
This giant bowl of not-sterile
Today, I’m not ok.
My house is screaming, on me they’re leaning
I have stopped dreaming,
The big word ‘loving’ has lost its meaning
Today, I’m not ok.
The world is crying, dying, horrifying
Eyes are spying for not complying
The tension among us is terrifying
Today I’m not ok.
My boy gets sick, the fix not quick
Do we go into the Virus thick?
The threads that hold me unstick, unpick
Today we’re not ok.
There comes a man, in his Ambulance van
Winks, “Ok?” He does deadpan,
To my housebound clan, my little man,
Unwitting, we join in his game plan
He makes them laugh, on my behalf
In my failure as Chief of Staff
Lifts off my shoulders, the burden half
He tells me, “You’re ok”.
“You’re doing right, keep up the fight
You’re not alone, stop being polite,
Keep your faith in this deep dark night,
I know you’ll be ok.”
His paper body walked from my home
That courageous Angel left me alone
But, the world, no more monochrome
I think I’ll be ok.
A smile from one who should not grin
Who sees the Virus deep within
But who yet still can see the spin,
That life will be ok.
A kindness, shown to one not known
Kindness cut right to my bone
On his breath great hope has blown
I know we’ll be ok.
I am not ok today, no way,
Those edges, they begin to fray
I look away, forget to pray
Today, I’m not ok.
I cannot smile, as I walk my mile
All the while, like being on trial
This giant bowl of not-sterile
Today, I’m not ok.
My house is screaming, on me they’re leaning
I have stopped dreaming,
The big word ‘loving’ has lost its meaning
Today, I’m not ok.
The world is crying, dying, horrifying
Eyes are spying for not complying
The tension among us is terrifying
Today I’m not ok.
My boy gets sick, the fix not quick
Do we go into the Virus thick?
The threads that hold me unstick, unpick
Today we’re not ok.
There comes a man, in his Ambulance van
Winks, “Ok?” He does deadpan,
To my housebound clan, my little man,
Unwitting, we join in his game plan
He makes them laugh, on my behalf
In my failure as Chief of Staff
Lifts off my shoulders, the burden half
He tells me, “You’re ok”.
“You’re doing right, keep up the fight
You’re not alone, stop being polite,
Keep your faith in this deep dark night,
I know you’ll be ok.”
His paper body walked from my home
That courageous Angel left me alone
But, the world, no more monochrome
I think I’ll be ok.
A smile from one who should not grin
Who sees the Virus deep within
But who yet still can see the spin,
That life will be ok.
A kindness, shown to one not known
Kindness cut right to my bone
On his breath great hope has blown
I know we’ll be ok.