- SOPHOMORE RACHEL JOWERS
Of Course I'm Okay (Original Poetry)
OF COURSE I'M OKAY,
DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN?
I'M BUSY, I'M WORKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
I'VE PUT UP WITH IT, BUT NOW I'LL COMPLAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT,
I'M DOING JUST FINE!
I GET TIRED OF BEING ASKED ALL OF THE TIME.
DID I HEAR A SIGH?
WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER SEEM TO REGISTER MINE?
STOP TALKING YOU SAY?
YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT?
YOUR ACTIONS PORTRAY,
THAT YOU REGRET ASKING ME, THOUGH I BEG YOU PLEASE STAY!
PERHAPS AFTER THIS,
YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,
THAT I AM PERFECTLY GRAND!
ALAS! I DOUBT IT.
I'LL WAIT TO NEXT DAY,
TO EXPLAIN AGAIN THAT OF COURSE I'M OKAY.