Work is not about the midnight calls
It’s not about the late evening client parties
It’s not about the pillar-to-post dashes on public holidays
It’s not about stealing worship presence on Sunday mornings
Work is not about the nightclub rendezvous
It’s not about killing effort and exalting results
It’s not about grave-bound multitasking that defiles time principles
It’s not about being a parent by proxy
Work is bliss as play is
It is to create and see creation flourish
It is to write and see words in command
Work is a smile, like a fruitful journey and not an avoidable end
*Inspired by the text prompt
Truth! Well done.
Thank you, Kim.
This is great, the specifics are really interesting, and that last line is really compelling.
Thank you, Caitlin. I have a feeling the poem will grown longer in due course. There’s actually more specifics that could be fused into it.
Yes! I especially love the last verse. To think of work in that way is an act of rebellion and revolution.