Sometimes you’re on fire
Sometimes not

Sometimes you’re just tired
Even as you ‘bring what ya got’

Sometimes it’s exactly clear why your head is not
Other times you can’t quite see the whole plot

Sometimes you operate at your very best
Then inevitably your ethos is put to the test

Sometimes you notice something coming on
Not sure what, but it just feels off (ha!)
So you stay alert; you’ve been here before
You wait patiently for insight to come to the fore

Sometimes you just have to say f*ckit
I’m doing my best
Put forth enough effort
And let go the rest

This too shall pass, and ‘learn from it you will,’ as Yoda might say
So you complete the required work by the end of the day
Then you give yourself some grace and step more lightly
Carry the stress just a little less tightly

ODOMOBaaT, I say and write often
When I remember and breathe, my rigidities soften

So now I go to practice what I preach
Let my own calming breath expand its reach
Beyond the intellectualism of my thinking brain
Into a deeper, limbic domain
So my peace may be easier to sustain

Sometimes we just have to give ourselves a break
Let what is give what we think should be a little shake

Sometimes we rhyme on a Sunday night
Because heavy ideas may require words that are light
So I sign off now, with bedtime in sight
And trust that tomorrow and beyond will be bright