I am fine-tuned, well-adjusted, I hope
Not an alcoholic and I don't use dope
My affairs are completely in order
I wasn't caught illegally at the border
I am a bona fide, pure-bred American
Doing everyday the best that I can
I keep my goals clearly in sight
Frankly, I sleep rather well at night
I am not one to cause anybody trouble
If I am needed I will come on the double
I believe in live and let live
When there's a need I'm ready to give
So, cut me some slack with your criticisms
Go back and refigure your algorithms.
written September 2, 2021
Categories:
refigure, how i feel, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
Lobbying through Hell,
the politician remanded
To the Devil he stated:
“Your program’s too thin
“You need to refigure
and turn up the heat
“His word’s getting through,
and the Angels all sing”
“It’s not about numbers,
Lucifer cried from the furnace
“It’s not about losses,
but what’s mine to gain
“If only one soul’s
to be trapped here forever
“Your indenture my focus
—let the suffering begin”
(Dreamsleep: September, 2020)
Categories:
refigure, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
STRESSED
Sometimes when things begin to close in,
I'd like to sit down and chill out,
Find someplace to just get away,
And refigure what life's all about.
Sometimes it seems life's too full of demands,
My talents are spread way too thin.
There aren't enough hours to be found found in one day,
My duties begin but don't end.
Life cannot be just all work and no play,
Our youth is gone way too soon.
Think I'll start chilln' out before it's too late,
Learn to sing me a brand new tune.
It's good to know duty and good to know fun,
And when each begins and when ends.
One must learn life is filled with both duty and fun.
Learn to organize so it all blends.
Judy Ball
If you burn the candle at both ends you run out of candle too fast.
Categories:
refigure, family, inspirational, introspection, life,
Form: Quatrain