Note: It was not a great day for me, and I needed to create this. I could explain everything that happened to be today, but I am going to let this poem get it all out. I think that I have reached my limit, and that I need to take a real break before I collapse and find myself a short-term shut in.
But until then...
-K.D.
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Work through hot fatigue;
Traffic against me today...
Do I need Friday?
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Kendall Defoe
Teacher, reader, writer, dreamer... I am a college instructor who cannot stop letting his thoughts end up on the page. No AI. No Fake Work. It's all me...
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Comments (5)
Relatable!!
I'm so sorry you've had a shitty day. Really hope tomorrow would be better for you
Hope you have better days ahead. Nice Haiku!
Wishing you better days in the future, Kendall! Evocative Haiku.
Great one. I think we’ve literally all been there. Hope you have a calmer day tomorrow. Happy Friday.