No. 3

[Zoe]

As I look out the window,
All plate glass and chrome,
I realise I hate this office,
And want to be home.

As I sit in the traffic,
The cars are like ants,
I'm tempted to leave it,
And get get up and dance.

Instead I contemplate it,
Why life moves so fast,
And when its nearly over,
We rue the time passed.

And so I promise,
Not to take life for granted,
Maybe water that tree,
That last summer I planted.

I will play with the kitten,
That I promised to love,
Next time with my parents,
I'll give them a hug.

I will re-learn to skip,
And learn to bask in the sushine,
As this life is so short,
And yet, it is mine.

I will take up that archery,
And how to mold clay,
Tho' still trapped in that office,
I will start it, today.

 

[The Wanderer]

yeah, I stayed at work for an extra 3 hours tonight, could have been writing some poetry or laughing in the sun -- instead when I left it was dark

i always laugh at people who called themselves "work-aholics," so I'm not gonna make a habit of repeating tonight's performance

the odds makers say I am one-third of the way thru my existence... how's that for scary?

 

[Angela Harlem]

Yep, the music wont last thats for sure, one third eh?

Geez.....

 

[bicyclingfish]

Oh the eternal dilema of modern life:

We spend all our time working our butts off to make money to afford more time to relax when we get old when we're too tired to relax because we've got too much time to think about how we've worked our butts off all our lives to get money and got old.

Damn. Ain't that a stinker.

But hey, we're all just ants, aren't we?!?

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Come on, come on! Be good to me...

 

[BabyGrace]

I'm not even working yet and I feel that way about school..
I hate it. To me it wastes my life and wasting is not living. Imagine me when I get a real job...scary thought

actually, I really want to go to college now..

I loved the poem Zoe...great message, makes you stop and reconsider