Pressed by deadlines
Nagging artificial urgency
Bound mindlessly but mindfully to station
Bladder set to burst
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Liberty is slavery rebadged! Yes, we are slaves to relentless toil! Though back and shoulders are sore, sweet is the realized reward and retirement is mortality! ! A great poem in powerful diction and astute thoughts! !
This really motivated me. It made me think, no matter what, don't give up. -ralph
So ruddy true! The days weeks months flitting through the calendar, mundane tasks, barely achievable but with a glimmer of hope through assisted chats of colleagues. Stuck on the eternal hampster wheel. My favourite lines which held as a red spot in a painting are (Flick through calendar and season Liberty is slavery rebadged, But so sweet is the realized reward, To dream without restriction... A great piece of reality, laid down in clever and flowing words. Thank you... Karen
Great write here Danny, so true, and it`s nice to be retired!
What I would like to retire, is the thought that I must spend more and more time, energy and back breaking sweat, to see the true fruits of labor..while hours of simple hard earned pleasure, seem harder to come by...but still we trudge thru the quicksand....thanks for the eye opener...write on!