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Just One More

6 Jan 2022 1 minute read 4 comments emily2u

Crunching numbersCompiling data,Explaining actionsGiving reasons.Can't they readAnd digest it themselves,Rationalize implicationsWithout explanation?Ffuuhh tired to the coreBut it's finally done,After 3 days (and nights)Of pulling my hair out.Time to...

Dream Comes True

5 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Threw in my resignation letterQuitting work on the spotDon't I wish it happenedIn real life, like a dream?Yes, it was a dream,Though still too earlyBefore my bedtimeFor such a fantasyNeed to make this realOne fine day it'll be true,I am bullish about...

Strength to Recharge

2 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Here I am, at my deskI keep nodding off,I need to fight itLest I crash to the groundIt's getting harderTo stay up too late,Set new sleep routineAnd not strain like this.What makes me this tiredI don't have the answer,Both mentally and physicallyI am...

Happy New Year 2022

31 Dec 2021 1 minute read 7 comments emily2u

Firecrackers are lightedJust out my window,Bang, bang, they goGiving doggo a fright.It's New Year's EveWe're ringing in 2022Our hopes are highLooking forward to itA fresh start we'll haveA blank slate it is,Where everything is 0Beginning from Day 1.S...

Mind is Blank

30 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Here I am at my deskSitting, typing, yawning,Still slogging awayEven it's past midnight.My eyes are droopyWhile back is crooked,And shoulders hurtingBackside flattened.My mind is blankIs a mental block,That's what people sayBut I'm trying to unclog.A...

The Last Lap

27 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Under a week toThe last day of 2021,Not even seven daysTo New Year 2022.I'm running this raceLike a full marathon,Reaching the end butOn the verge of collapse.Crashing on the groundI know soon I will be,Who will see or laughShould I even care?Breakdo...

Am I Crazy?

26 Dec 2021 1 minute read 2 comments emily2u

Lining up the thoughtsRunning in my head,Get them to behaveBefore they overrule me.Hush, quiet downThe noise is too loudFrom left, right, leftConstant buzz in my ear.How do I listen?What do I hear?It's a messy muddleI fail to untangle.It's all in my...

My Reality

25 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

I seem to have it allFrom the outside,All rosy and niceBut tears none sees.The struggles I faceAll alone by myself,For real or in my headMessing up reality.Oh the pain I carryHow to reduce it,The weight heavyBearing down on me.It's all in my headThat...

Christmas of Past

23 Dec 2021 1 minute read 4 comments emily2u

Just one more sleepTo Christmas Eve,A time of much joyBut all in the past.It's no longer the sameAs when I was growing up,With plenty of merrimentThat's not to be found.Those were the daysThe real celebrationThe past that I missThat I cannot recaptur...

What A Day

22 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments emily2u

Today's been greatNot much to do,Plenty of sleepAnd a quiet phone.A preview to lifeOf a semi-retiree,What I'll be in 2022Free at last, almost.Only one emailAnd two messages,Zero phone callsJust how I like it!Ten days moreThis is a run up,To my future...