Tag: life

Getting Older

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​Walked to the living room 

Grabbed my phone 

Nodded off checking social media

Forgot why I went out there 

This is annoying

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My life: currently in transition. The current job comes to end in five weeks. So I actively seek my next opportunity. It’s there. I feel it. I’m excited about what the future holds. Yet, I don’t know where it is. Uncertainty presents challenges, certainly. I write more about that here. 

The Pain Of Choice

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It’s so easy to spin
Tumbling over, over
Losing my focus
In this maelstrom
Of possibility

For a choice requires
Leaving opportunity
Sitting in the sun
For another to grab.
What if that one
Is better than this one?
Too much of this
Is a table full of gifts
Where nothing is opened
And all potential
Evalotates into the day’s heat

Forward

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​What’s my path forward?

Unpredictable, of course 

My inner voice knows 

The right way.

Now, to silence the noise 

And listen to the birds 

At dawn

The curse of inadequate coffee

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The curse of inadequate coffee
Obligingly sipped amidst family or coworkers
Eventually I will seek out a cafe of quality
Pastries accentuating the fragrance
Of fresh roasted delight

All Hail Speed!

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All hail performance!

I recklessly pursue speed 

Losing quality

I always feel pressure to get things done faster. Speed is everything! Except it’s not. Without quality everything collapses. Pressure starts to build for both, yet they live on the opposite sides of town. Therein lies the challenge, methinks.