Just another day at the office
Till something better comes along
Just another day at the office
Every day she takes a morning shower.
She curls her hair.
Rushes to the station and with in the hour
she is sitting in her office chair.
She doesn’t want to be there.
She fakes it and she says a prayer
She checks her screen, avoids the call,
scrolls too fast, then stares at the wall.
Pretends to type, then bites her nail,
her mind’s already off the rail.
She dreams of rain and running faraway
no budgets, charts, or company car.
Her lunch is plain, she eats in haste,
scrolls for jobs, deletes in waste.
A joke goes round, she half-smiles through,
her eyes say what she wants to do.
She tells herself, just one more day
but knows the truth won’t go away.
There is rent to pay, she is stuck there
in a boring office bum sore chair.
Maybe the lottery ticket will win tonight.
She can kiss this office and chair goodbye.
About the Creator
Marie381Uk
I've been writing poetry since the age of fourteen. With pen in hand, I wander through realms unseen. The pen holds power; ink reveals hidden thoughts. A poet may speak truth or weave a tale. You decide. Let pen and ink capture your mind❤️
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Comments (4)
Best describe a person who is not enjoying her job. She stay there to pay the rent. Sad .
Mesmerizing poem !!! No words to say, your exceptional writing makes us jealous. Well done.
Well written! I know this is exactly how I used to feel when I worked in an office!
This is a true story for many people. I resonate with the feelings of despair in the poem. We have all had jobs that we wanted to run out of the building shouting, "I quit!"