Self-worth hung on productivity.
A boss without empathy
places unrealistic deadlines.
Showing initiative by putting in the hours.
Compensated by promises of monetary gain and titles,
I give myself to thee.
In the name of the Company Project,
We pray.
“Let us communicate, facilitate, and collaborate.”
Months spent at home,
the same 12 hours reclaimed,
allow leisurely written poems.
I dedicate myself to
dinners with family,
poetry nights,
and lazy curiosity.
Returning once more—
no longer devout.
clock in—
clock out—
I do not pray to thee.
Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC
Self-worth hung on productivity.
A boss without empathy
places unrealistic deadlines.
Showing initiative by putting in the hours.
Compensated by promises of monetary gain and titles,
I give myself to thee.
In the name of the Company Project,
We pray.
“Let us communicate, facilitate, and collaborate.”
Months spent at home,
the same 12 hours reclaimed,
allow leisurely written poems.
I dedicate myself to
dinners with family,
poetry nights,
and lazy curiosity.
Returning once more—
no longer devout.
clock in—
clock out—
I do not pray to thee.