Strain

'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. - Thoreau

the tide was low when i needed it high

the day cloudy when i wanted a sunny sky

you fed me cake when i craved pie

telling me the truth when i expected yet another lie

handing me a band aid when i thought i would die

you poured me an intoxicant when i thirsted for a drink

making me drunk when i should have been sober to think

closing your eyes when i needed a wink

nowhere to be found when i searched for the missing link

unable to get wide laces through narrow eyelets with this implausible kink

pushing me over the edge when i stood on the brink 

making me believe it was a dirge at dusk when it was really a psalm at dawn

infecting me with corona when i expected omicron

delivering me an unhealable break when i thought it was just a minor sprain

scrubbing me with sandpiper to remove an invisible stain

never in sync with the same strain

Author's Note

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. Not all those who wander are lost." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Ken Simm.]

This is a song and a song of wisdom for all that. Couched in such language a rythmn.

[Pete]

thanks you ken. aren't 'ya kind on this lovely day ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

No pain, no gain. No strain in vain. We might miss the train. We might visit Spain. It never hurts to use the brain.

[Pete]

lol. quick, someone sign that man up ... :)

[Pete]

see, it's infectious now isn't it ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

It is indeed. You are welcome sir Pete ....