It Is Fine

(Josie Sayz: This poem can to me, this afternoon, at work. Despite the themes of the poem, it actually has a happy, dreamy, whimsical tone to it. I was kind of thinking of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Best Day’ song, as this came into my head.)

 

You drive home from work,
And glance down at the clock
On the dashboard screen.
Traffic was good.
You got home early
And, now, there’s your, “Time for me.”
You can’t relax.
You check your watch,
‘Cause she’d go mad, if she knew.
It’s nothing bad,
A D&D hobby that
She thought you’d withdrew.

Everyone, they buy that
Big, ol’ smile you wear.
No one knows you’re hiding
So much under there.
Still, you keep your shoulders high,
Keep on smiling and say that things are fine.
It is fine.

You drive home,
Another day at work –
You’re running late.
You pick her up,
She taps her foot impatiently,
Because you made her wait.
You say you’ll make it up to her,
Take her to dinner –
You always do.
You buy her flowers,
That diamond necklace,
Say, “Babe, I’ll always love you.”

Everyone, they buy that
Big, ol’ smile you wear.
No one knows you’re hiding
So much deep in there.
Still, you keep your shoulders high,
Keep on smiling and say that things are fine.
It is fine.

You arrive home.
You have a message,
Seemingly out of the blue.
The one you pushed away,
Who made your heart flutter,
Is asking after you.
You throw it aside,
But your thoughts
They start running away...
You reminisce,
As you’re reminded of
A happier day.

She’s the one who sees through that
Big, ol’ smile you wear.
She can sense something’s not right,
She can feel it in the air.
Intuition, a feeling in the night,
She can sense something’s not right.
You’re not fine.

You say you’re fine.
Everything is fine.
You are fine.
Living a lie.
Keep it inside.
It is fine.

 

- Josie -