Have you been using your time wisely since we’ve all been shut in?
Are you enjoying the peace and quiet? Is your patience wearing thin?
Have you been enjoying the time with your children since the school closing took effect?
Or have you decided to strip your whole house down to clean and disinfect?
It’s now been over six weeks since this closure has been imposed
I have had my ups and downs but I like to think I’ve stayed composed
What have I actually accomplished? It’s probably next to none
It got me to wondering if everything were normal what could have been done?
If I had my whole house renovated, the job would have been through
If I had the money, I would have hired the brothers Scott and Drew
I could be watching the hockey playoffs if things were right
Do you think your favourite team would still be in the fight?
I could have been taking guitar lessons and now be able to play a song
Maybe I could have learned one that we could all sing along
I could have taken French lessons online and be able to say a phrase or two
Instead of just remembering chien and merci beaucoup
Would the Raptors still be competing in the playoff race?
Or would they be defeated and some other team poised to take their place?
These are just random thoughts that were going through my mind
Who knows what we missed out on since we’ve been confined?
I can tell you that watching television is the most that we do
What does one watch? I haven’t a clue
Cruising the web or playing games online is in overdrive
For some people, this is the only way they survive
They don’t want you to leave your house and take a car ride
One thing I would recommend is just go outside
My wife and I went for a walk yesterday hand in hand around our block
We were reading encouraging messages on the pavement that were written in chalk
The next day we washed every single window and vacuumed each screen
It’s amazing how much more you see when every pane is now clean
I raked every square inch of the property on my modest estate
The next little project is to fix our backyard gate
We’ve taken to observing nature in every way
We seen three rabbits hopping in our neighbourhood today
We are enjoying the birds singing their favourite tune
We hope that the leaves on the trees will come out soon
So break up the monotony and find something you like
Hell, pump up those tires and take a ride on your bike
But when you venture out please stick to the plan
We all have to be our best and do what we can
Please don’t give in to those tiny pockets of resistance
Obey all the rules and enforce your social distance
That light at the end of the tunnel is now in our site
We will never attain this goal if we don’t do things right
The Black Sheep Poet 