Here I am at my desk
Doing my regular work
I’m doing the best I can
Trying not to be a jerk
There’s so much work to be done
So many files to complete
So many people to please
So many deadlines to meet
Is this what I was born for?
I won’t be coming to work tomorrow
…
There is so much pressure
That it gives me a fright
I think about it at home
I think about it at night
I try to catch some sleep
But it is just no good
I do what I shouldn’t
I smile when I should
Yell and say, “I can’t take it anymore”
I won’t be coming to work tomorrow
…
I feel like a robot
Doing the same old stuff
Except that it gets harder
Except that it gets tough
For I have no motivation
I have no regards
For work that is perfectly
Suitable for retards
I should have quit this place a long time ago
I won’t be coming to work tomorrow
…
The screen’s getting blurry
The keyboard’s laughing at me
The mouse is getting squeaky
Is this where I should be?
The pen refuses to write
The fingers refuse to type
The head knows not what is right
Is this all a massive hype?
Don’t you feel sorry for my sorrow?
I won’t be coming to work tomorrow
…
I’ve got a solution
I’d quit and I’ll resign
I don’t give a damn
I won’t stay here till nine
I’d spend time with my kids
I’d spend time with my wife
I’d do all that I love
I’d go out and live my life
So I grab my boss’ collar and let him know
I won’t be coming to work tomorrow
I paint in my sleep, at least you do something more credible count your blessings
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Well it says all I felt a month ago, and then I quit .
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No more work for you then. Haha
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The only relief is I didn’t have to grab the collor!!
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That would have been hilarious
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This is funny and fantastic. I loved it. Good rhyming style and great write. Keep it up. 💗 💕 🌌 😊
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Thank you
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So well done! Loved your wordcraft. My only question – is this a fantasy piece? Ha!
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Half truth half fiction
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Ha! I had that as a fantasy for years! Hope you can turn that into the whole truth sooner than you like!
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Thanks. I hope so too
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Yes true..This is what most of us go through everyday in work!!!
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Haha. Yes, I know
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Thanks for popping by, now and again. I like this one, Frank. The futile rage of the wage-slave who has to work for a living but doesn’t live to work. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been living this out for real, but pleased to say it has improved since and I’m back to enjoying what I do. Being less frantic also leaves more time for lying in the grass and staring at the clouds. Nice work.
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Thank you
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Those last lines are the best 🤣🤣🤣
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Haha. Yes they are
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I would love to do that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ain’t this the truth!
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Totally
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a great poem Frank, I wonder what work you did or are you speaking for ‘every man’? thanks for persisting with my blog through all its changes. I’m finding it hard to settle in a particular style. I keep going off the rails 🙂
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I guess it is for every man. You keep going your way and have fun
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So evocative, I love it. It perfectly described why I became an entrepreneur.
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Cool
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I wish we all just could do this. Once and for all!
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Sigh. How we wish we could
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Nice! When do you like to have the job to be the YouTube scary snowman. Probably doesn’t pay much, but there will be lots of laughs. Thanks for sharing this post.
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Welcome
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love this. every day..
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Haha
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I did this, I actually did this and went to collage.
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Haha. Good job. No pun intended
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Liked the people, hated the job.
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It is always that way
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That’s why it’s so hard… But I was happy. My boss said, “usually I will try to convince for you to stay, but education will help you for the rest of life. So I will just say good luck.”
(He was Russian.)
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You didn’t have to grab his collar then I guess?
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Nope. No wife and kids either… You caught me, my story has a few differences!
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No problem. I hope you are doing alright now
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To early to tell, but I think so. I’m no longer a drop out, I just took a year off 🙂
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Good luck to you, my friend
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Yeah, and thank you for writing. (And reading)
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You are most welcome
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I was unhappy at my corp job 2 yrs ago. Prayed that I got layed off and I did. It’s freeing! It was too much pressure. Awesome Frank!
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Thank you. Hope you are doing fine
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Well done, Frank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINDtlPXmmE from the movie, Network. You’re probably quite acquainted with the scene.
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Thanks
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I’m gonna bookmark this and use it when I have the courage to quit my job. Thanks.
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Welcome
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Damn. Real good. Totally relatable 😛
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Thank you
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This is excellent! I love my job, but sometimes, there are the days when I want to yell, “I won’t be coming to work tomorrow!”
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Haha. Keep it up
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Thank you. ^^
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Man I am now a days under a lot pressure and I feel the same but it is worth it so I will keep on going 🙂 but no doubt it’s so tough. All my energy has drained out. I slept throughout the class like my mind was sleepy.
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I can understand
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OK well yes, I have to say “been there (felt like that) done that (yes, I quit) and survived to live a wonderful life – but definitely not for the faint hearted especially those with wife and kids to care for. It’s easier to “take the leap” when single where possible consequences don’t impact others. It is possible though, maybe I’ll pray in a “bridge” for you to cross one day – man wasn’t meant to live enslaved.
Well expressed by the way.
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I just want to say ‘career is the 20th century invention’ (Into the wild movie) and i want to add career that includes 9-5.
good read! 🙂
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Haha. True
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This poem expresses how our work sometime becomes a boredom and life so mechanical that the longing is there forever to be with family and friends.
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True
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Wow❣
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Thank you
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Awesome!!
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Thank you
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I like this! 🙂
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Thank you
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Just a few months ago, I did exactly that! I’m sure you will make your dream real sooner than later 🙂
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Thanks
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Did you really quit your job ? If so, congrats! I don’t feel like most people have the guts to do that!
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I hate to disappoint you but I haven’t
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Superlative
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Thanks
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I think you echoed thoughts of many……
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Yep. I feel that too
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I can definitely say this is how I felt last year up until I quit teaching in March. The amount of pressure & pain to remain where we don’t even feel content with our lives is the absolute worst. Thanks for sharing this piece! It reminded me of why I am so happy that I got out.
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You’re happy and that’s what matters. Keep at it. I’ll join you too soon
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I didn’t have to quit. I was fired and arrested 3 years ago. We all make mistakes. I’m paying for mine. Not a good idea to piss off the Board President. Follow your heart Frank.
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Quite a ride you have had. Hope you are doing fine
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I’ve had an interesting life 🙂 And I’m good.
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Glad to hear that
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As a school secretary, I can relate to this on so many levels! 🙂
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Oh cool
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This is superb – love it!
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Thank you
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Awesome awesome awesome!!
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Thank you
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The daily grind will eat us alive if we allow it. And, no, this is NOT what we were born for, Frank. Thanks for reminding me! ❤️
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You are welcome. Have a nice day
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Love it! That’s where I was when I quit my job 2 years ago, just up and quit one day, walked out. Very freeing! Thanks for sharing.
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Welcome
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Wow, that is one strong and emotional poem. You certainly get the point through and I like the way you repeat ” I won’t be coming to work tomorrow ” after each stanza.
Powerful.
Follow your dream and live life whilst you have it.
miriam
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Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed this poem
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Unemployed at last! Just follow that dog(gerel) out of there. Nice write.
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Thank you
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Ahh…how fulfilling it must have been to write it!!
It was fulfilling just reading it 🙂
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Haha. It was very fulfulling
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haha.. I am sure!
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Good luck with that! Don’t say have a nice day…
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Have I said that too often? Well, thanks. And take care. Haha
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That’s better. You were falling into a repetitive response syndrome.
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Thanks for curing me. Have a nice day. Oops
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Lol!
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Perfectly captured.
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Thank you
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For a moment I thought this was going to end badly….
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This is not the end. I am working on a sequel. Haha
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Awesome! I’m ill at ease and I like it 😉
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Haha. Thanks
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Beautifully written..I sometimes feel the same about college!
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It will pass. Hang in there and enjoy all you can
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Hahaha, that was excellent! I left almost five years ago and have a very happy soul.
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So glad to hear that
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It’s sad to say but this seems to be the norm for the last generation of young business poeple. I hear this daily from my own children and their friends. Burnouts are an everyday occurrance.
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Sad but quite true
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I think we are connected somehow. The timing of this is uncanny. Notified my boss last week…leaving at the end of the month. Going to write and pursue all that brings me joy. It is tough but I know it will be worth it. I’m trusting God!
Thank you Frank.
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You are most welcome. Have a nice day
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This describes perfectly the way I have been feeling lately. Thank you!
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Haha. Take care
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“man must work in order to eat!” how I wish as well, that was taken from us!
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I think we all have had the desire to chuck it all! Well said.
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True. Thanks
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Beautiful. I think this really captures what most of us feel about the monster that work frequently becomes and the ways that it seeps through to our personal lives.
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Thank you. I am glad it resonates so
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Much Love , Encouragement and Provision I ask The Most High Divine and the Celestials to surround you with on my behalf. I was there, on March 3, 2016, I took the leap and never looked back. Much Love and Light.
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Thank you. Have a nice day
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