Quarantined

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Are you feeling distressed, maybe not right in the head, as you look at the world we now live in
A nightmare scene, that Hollywood scriptwriters could never have imagined
Even in their wildest dreams
Are you so bored out of your mind, or perhaps been more productive
How grateful are you to those medical staff, risking it all, does it make you feel small
How did all this come about. Who can we blame
Are you catching up on those books, you always said you’d read
Is your house now so clean, its any housewifes dream

How about those people, your stuck with inside
Who at the best of times, can get inside your mind, and drive you insane
Do you hate, Do you dream of the day, you’ll be far the hell away from them
Perhaps you are learning patience, tolerance, letting things go
But also at the same time, also dreaming of revenge
What kind of man are you
Brexit, Syria, foreign wars fade from view, as they leave the world stage
The world comes together to combat this outrage
Empty streets, quiet days, and silent nights
Millions sit at home and wait, for our governments to open up the gates again
We stare out from our windows, disbelieving, and aching for all this to come right
The whole world brought to a standstill, by an unseen enemy, that can make us all so ill

Have you now found Jesus, or some other such saviour
Are you on your bended knees, promising to lead a life so pure and clean
He’d have no option, but to allow through those pearly gates
If that’s where your heading to
Will you be different, when all this is over
Kinder, perhaps. More generous in your view, and a lot more grateful too
Determined to do those things, you were forever promising yourself to do
Will those wasteful relationships, just have to go
Do you feel trapped, and just don’t know what to do
Do you wonder will the end of this carry on, ever come true
Are you alone, Are you afraid, for yourself, and others
Will the media be brought to book, daily force feeding us statistics, we’d rather ignore
Do I really need to know, another poor soul, has succumbed to this illness
Thousands of miles from where I am. Do I need to hear such stories again, and again
My heart jumps, my nerves on edge, stress levels, bursting right out of my head
Where is it safe to lay my head, tonite
Is that surface wiped down, or did I touch it again
Shall I run to the washroom, I need all this to end

Will all this put your life in perspective, about what matters most
Are you a millionaire, who will promise to care more, and donate to the science community, if only we can get through this
Hey those in government, health, education cutbacks in favour of a foolish arms race
Don’t seem such a clever move now, not that they ever were
Will you pay nurses fairly, or will it all be lost on you

Benefits of all this, crime rate is down, world wide. Global co-operation abounds
Stout people are getting slim. Pollution, global warming, all on hold
Time to spend with loved ones, and our children too
Malaria, Ebola, Sars virus, and many more, we’ve seen it all before
As a human race, whatever it is that we face, we endeavour, we endure
We settle the score, and we overcome, as one
The human race, resilient to the core
So you have faith now, one day very soon now, one of these scientific geniuses, will relieve us of our worldwide gloom

Loneliness

Photo Credit : Dan Gribbin on Unsplash

LONELINESS……..

MY LIFE FEELS SO EMPTY, AS I SIT HERE ALL ALONE
SO MANY MANY DAYS LIKE THIS, ALWAYS ON MY OWN, IT’S  AT TIMES SO VERY HARD TO BEAR
WHEN WILL IT GET BETTER, GOD ONLY KNOWS
THIS LONELINESS, IT’S HARD AND PAINFUL, AND I’D LOVE TO SHARE

I’VE HAD SPELLS OF LONELINESS BEFORE, AND ACHED FOR THEM TO END
IT’S JUST THE WAY LIFE IS AT TIMES, BUT IT COULD DRIVE YOU ROUND THE BEND
EVERYONE I GUESS SUFFER FROM THIS, FROM TIME TO TIME
BUT SOMETIMES I WONDER,…..AS THIS IS ALL I EVER SEEM TO FIND

I KNOW I AIN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER FEELS LIKE THIS
IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US, BUT THIS IS HARD,AND…….. I WISH TO RESIST
AS MOST LIKE TO CHAT, AND TO INTERACT
BUT SOMETIMES DUE TO LIFE’S CIRCUMSTANCES
IT  DOESN’T HAPPEN JUST LIKE THAT

AM I DESTINED TO BE ALONE, ALL MY LIFE
NO ONE CALLING, NOBODY RINGING MY PHONE
IS THIS THE WAY IT’S GOING TO BE ?
IT IS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
WHEN WILL THIS KIND OF EXISTENCE EVER END ?

AT TIME’S I SO ACHE FOR HUMAN COMPANY
PLEASE SOMEONE JUST COME AND SPEAK TO ME
SAY SOMETHING, ANYTHING, EVEN IF IT’S CRUEL, I DON’T MIND
JUST SO THAT I DON’T FEEL SO VERY ALONE ALL OF THE TIME

IS THIS WHY I GAMBLE AND DRINK THE WAY LIKE I DO
A SOLITARY PLEASURE…..WITH THE CHANCE OF A WIN
YEAH, BUT DON’T LOOK AT ME, AND SAY THAT YOU SHOULDN’T DO
YOU AIN’T GOT MY LIFE, SO YOU AIN’T GOT NO CLUE
SO DON’T YOU COME DOWN HARD ON ME, AND SAY YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER
IF YOU COULD SEE THE WAY LIFE IS HERE
PERHAPS YOU’D BE MORE GENEROUS IN YOUR VIEW
WHAT I DO WITH MY LIFE, IT’S VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH YOU

THAT’S THE WAY IT IS AT PRESENT, THAT’S WHAT’S GOING ON HERE
AT LEAST I HAVE THE PIANO TO PLAY ,KEEPS MY HEAD SOMEWHAT  CLEAR
THAT AND WRITING OF COURSE, EMPTY MY INSIDES OUT
WHETHER PEOPLE WISH TO READ IT, WELL THAT’S  OBVIOUSLY THERE SHOUT

SEE I BEAR MY SOUL WHEN I WRITE, HELPS A FELLA FEEL BETTER, OF THAT THEIR IS NO DOUBT
WHETHER THOSE READING  FELL THE BENEFIT OF IT, WELL THAT’S ANOTHER MATTER
SOMETIMES I WONDER, IS THERE’S REALLY SOMETHING  WRONG WITH ME
I KNOW FOR A FACT, I AIN’T EVERYONE’S CUP OF TEA, AS YOU MAY NOT BE MINE
BUT I CONCLUDE IT’S PERHAPS LACK OF OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET PEOPLE, SOMETIMES I FIND THAT’S HARD

MIND SOME PEOPLE I DO COME ACROSS, WOULD BE BETTER LEFT OUT IN THE YARD
THESE KIND OF PEOPLE I COULD WELL DO WITHOUT
THE CRUEL, THE NASTY AND THE MEAN
ARE ONLY SHOWING THEMSELVES UP, AND IT’S PLAIN TO SEE
IT’S THEIR HURT, THEIR PAIN THAT COMES TO THE FORE
THAT THEY LIKE TO INFLICT IT ON OTHERS, BECAUSE THEY CAN’T TAKE IT NO MORE

I STRIVE TO TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS, WITH KINDNESS, UNDERSTANDING AND MORE
THAT’S WHAT THEY NEED, BECAUSE THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW THE SCORE
THAT’S WHEN I GET OVER MY ANGER, ABOUT HOW THEY SPEAK TO ME
THEY CAN’T REALLY HELP THEMSELVES, THIS THEY CANNOT SEE
BUT JUST STAY AWAY
NO NEED TO PUT YOUR HEAD IN THE LION’S MOUTH, JUST TO MAKE THEIR DAY
DISENGAGE AND DESIST, THERE’S VERY LITTLE THAT YOU’LL MISS
SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY WITH LOVE, EVEN IF IT HAS TO COME FROM GOD ABOVE
FORGIVE THEM FOR THEIR IGNORANCE AND UNPLEASANT WAYS
DON’T ALLOW THEIR POISON TO DISRUPT AND RUIN YOUR DAY
LET THEM GO, SET THEM FREE, LET THEM BE WHAT THEY WILL BE
PERHAPS IN TIME THEY WILL FIND HAPPINESS AND SELF ACCEPTANCE WITHIN THEIR MIND
I WISH THEM WELL WITH ALL OF THAT, BUT UNTIL THAT TIME,I’LL BE STEERING CLEAR
THAT’S FOR SURE, AS I AIN’T NO ONE’S WHORE, I AIN’T PUTTING UP WITH THAT

AT ONE TIME I WOULD HAVE BEING EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED TO SAY, I FEEL SO VERY LONELY TODAY
BUT NOT ANYMORE, IT’S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL
WE ALL FEEL IT FROM TIME TO TIME, OF THAT I’M FAIRLY SURE
MIND THERE’S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR SOLITUDE TOO
GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE AS YOU DO
WHEN ONE LOOKS AROUND, AT SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET
SOME REALLY AIN’T WORTH THE BOTHER, AND ALL OF THAT GRIEF
IF SOME ARE TOXIC, WHICH QUITE A FEW SEEM TO BE
AIN’T YOU BETTER OFF OUT OF THEIR ORBIT, THAT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE TO ME

I’LL BIDE MY TIME, AND WAIT FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO COME ALONG
I DON’T EXPECT I;LL HAVE TO WAIT SO VERY LONG
I’M SURE THEY WILL TURN UP ONE OF THESE DAYS
AS FOR THE OTHER OPTION, OF PUTTING UP WITH THE NONE TOO NICE HUMANS JUST FOR COMPANY
THAT DON’T MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME, TRIED IT ONCE OR TWICE
THAT JUST REALLY AIN’T TOO NICE, TO HELL WITH THAT RUBBISH
I AIN’T PUTTING UP WITH THAT LIFE

MAYBE I’LL JUST HAVE TO GET MYSELF A CAT, AND I THINK I’LL JUST DO THAT, FOR THE COMPANY, FOR NOW

 

                                                                                                                                                       08-OCT-2015// G.