Ask Me How I'm Doing

Ask me how I'm doing, ask me, ask me, ask me.I'm doing okay, okay?I'm doing okay, I say.And some will walk away. But how are you doing, you ask?The sun came out today.It was nice, the warmth of the sun's rays,Though I was studying the day away.

A sympathetic nod, an ensuing tirade,It's not a comparison game, per sayNor a pity party, though you are welcome to stayEvery conversation doesn't have to end this way What do I mean when I say I'm doing okay?I mean that I got out of bed with a smile todayAnd perhaps I felt, for a moment, my head swayI asked the Lord to have His wayI wished my worries awayAnd put some muesli on my trayI stepped outside to the warmth of the sun's raysAnd my smiled stayed on for most of the dayYes, yes, I worked away,But, if I may say, Stay a moment, please stayLeft, right, life may swayA hard day, your patience and resilience may frayEven if the sun hadn't peeked out from behind the clouds todayIn a bright smile, there's a sparkle, a ray So I ask you  how you're doing, ask you, ask you, ask youI'm doing okay, okay?I'm doing okay, you say.But I won't walk away. I will listen, if I mayAnd hope to add a smile to that okaySo for you who read this I prayThat firmly in God's loving care you'll stayThat here, there at whatever you're working awayHis love and presence will abound and guide your way