A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Now I can laugh at the week I just had
It would have been okay if it was just “bad”
But it was the worst, and that’s not a rumor
But now that it’s over I can find a bit of humor

There were so many things that seemed to go wrong
For a while there I thought I’d not last very long
You probably won’t believe half the things I say
Believe me it was worse than just having a bad day

To start with, I came down with a nasty old flu
The stomach virus got me, hope you don’t get it too
Many trips to the porcelain bowl left me weak
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Then I found out I could have unexpected exposure
My landlord announced the apartments going into foreclosure
I just moved in… now another castle I must seek
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Five of our pond fish died, for no apparent reason
How does that happen? Is it that time of season?
If left floating on the water they begin to reek
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

What happened to the electricity? Where is the power?
For hours the whole block in the dark had to cower
If I can’t use my laptop soon, I’ll just freak
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Why does my living room carpet feel so boggy?
There’s a lot of water coming from somewhere, making it soggy
Oh look, my air conditioner has a leak
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Oh no! The cats broke the thermometer glass
Of course, the dogs had to see what’s come to pass
Now they’re all cut up ‘cuz they just had to peek
It was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

I’ll spare the other details of the week I just had
Just so you know it got pretty sad
But I kept trying to think positive, down to the letter
And thought, “Hey well, you know, it can only get better!”

Written by Dave Twelker
Inspiration provided by Tammi Fletcher

Haleakala Volcano, Maui, Hawaii 2007 courtesy of "Knitting Bitch"