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Did you know over 100,000 people die every year by careless drivers, slippery stairs, not following printed directions, lapses in common sense, These are common errors we share. Some of us get lucky, we evade, we clutch the banister, we start at step one, We double check electrical wires, & carry scissors blade down, never running. People die at work all the time, on the Monday morning drive, rear ended in traffic on a rainy Thursday night. The 9 to 5 can take you, spirited away at the desk during a 45 page monthly report, you get to cell C83 on worksheet 8 and your heart explodes from stress, blood vessels burst in your brain like black cats on Halloween night from strain, All for a gold watch, a 401 k, so your wife can smile and your children can play in their backyard. We do it for 48 hours we can call our own. 5 days of Hell for two days in Heaven means the devils get their dues and the gods give yours to you. Oh, Weekend Mourn, How I love thee. I wake up when I wake up, no alarms needed. Sometimes I shower after coffee, sometimes after dinner. Death leaves me alone leaves me to my streaming movies, old books and my poetry. Oh, Weekend Mourn How I love thee No worksheets. No stress. No Death. Until Monday, everything is fine, until Death wakes me with a whisper "Get up, It's almost time." Oh, Weekend Mourn How I love thee.
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Apr 6, 2015
Apr 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM UTC
Weekend Mourn
Did you know over 100,000 people die every year by careless drivers, slippery stairs, not following printed directions, lapses in common sense, These are common errors we share. Some of us get lucky, we evade, we clutch the banister, we start at step one, We double check electrical wires, & carry scissors blade down, never running. People die at work all the time, on the Monday morning drive, rear ended in traffic on a rainy Thursday night. The 9 to 5 can take you, spirited away at the desk during a 45 page monthly report, you get to cell C83 on worksheet 8 and your heart explodes from stress, blood vessels burst in your brain like black cats on Halloween night from strain, All for a gold watch, a 401 k, so your wife can smile and your children can play in their backyard. We do it for 48 hours we can call our own. 5 days of Hell for two days in Heaven means the devils get their dues and the gods give yours to you. Oh, Weekend Mourn, How I love thee. I wake up when I wake up, no alarms needed. Sometimes I shower after coffee, sometimes after dinner. Death leaves me alone leaves me to my streaming movies, old books and my poetry. Oh, Weekend Mourn How I love thee No worksheets. No stress. No Death. Until Monday, everything is fine, until Death wakes me with a whisper "Get up, It's almost time." Oh, Weekend Mourn How I love thee.
NaPoWriMo #6 Used the prompt today. Write an aubade. I liked Larkin's take on the Aubade and we share similar views on work. Please leave constructive comments if you notice anything odd.
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Apr 6, 2015
Apr 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM UTC
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