MY JOB...MY NIGHTMARE
Whoever said it was going to be easy?
Point him out and let me toss the first stone.
I dare you to put on that apron for a second
You see me in my tight skirt, fitted top,
Shoes so bright, the sun is not needed to shine.
My smile so alluring and warm,
The heater is not needed for warmth
This mirage is so strong,
you are blinded to reality.
My teddy is just not working tonight
in the comfort zone.
For 8 hours long I stood
having orders thrown at my face
This instance I have nightmares
I just want to quit…Go home…
and be free from bondage.
I do not know if I am strong enough to pull through
I do not know why I speak to you about this
I just want to talk…
‘Cos my teddy is not working tonight.
“Hard work and prayer goes hand in hand”, they say.
“But at least it’s just for a start”, they say.
“You are strong enough to pull it off”, they also say.
But all I want is that you hear me out, I say.
Such horrible... painful experience
How...when...will these images leave?
I lay in bed and try to seek refuge in nature’s arms
As my teddy is not working tonight.
I close my eyes and all I see are people
Giving me their orders…
One Burrito… two crisp tacos…
No wait! I changed my mind,
Can I get a combo instead?
I think I want lemonade...
What is the difference between ranch chicken
and chicken burrito?
I just want to rip my hair apart.
...oh, my teddy is not working tonight.
I need a pen and paper to write
I feel the need to write and read out loud
Listen to me… do not tell me your plight
My teddy is just not working tonight.
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Comments
Very well written! And I've totally been there!
Thanks. I guess its just one of many life experience...
Indeed. Customer service jobs of any kind are excellent "character builders"... At least, that's what the people on the other side of the counter would say... :-P
Hi Naomi,
A style you write as free, yet the feelings and expressions placed in this is worth its weight in (Gold)..You played with this free style quite remarkably, yet we the readers, can clearly see, you were not playing and being quite sincere, with the cruel and impatient ways of the world and how inconsistent people can be and are, on a daily basis. Considerations of your own, never to be taken in order, by those, which you patiently, place your best foot forward for but you tend to try and hold on, knowing that it will be over soon, although soon isn't peaking fast enough, yet you continue being you, listening to that little voice in your head, that seems to be the only entity on your side and will listen, because as you have so eloquently stated, (your teddy isn't working tonight).....We feel your pain as well as the strenght, you have mustered up, in order to get you through all of this and you have once again, laid it all out on paper, from pen and you have did it quite well.....This freestyle, is from the heart and of a heart, that feels tired sometimes but for all times, you continue to push the envelope and yourself, in order to make it through the day and once again back home, with the hopes, that, (that comfortable teddy will be there waiting and with the hopes, that tonight he will be fully functional and more than any, working for you tonight), just as much as you work diligently for all others....I love your free style capabilities, for yours is definately from the heart....Keep writing Naomi..This is a wonderful write indeed,,,
Sincerely,
Jim