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Long Days

Prod. odellskies

Benjamin Workman
2 min readAug 17, 2023
Photo by Thomas de LUZE on Unsplash

Long days
Each one spent in a daze…
GPS shutoff, going without Waze
Ways of status quo had us so…
Exhausted…
Something went out; I think exhaust did…
Internet creating higher emissions
Transmissions, losing power…
Our souls drained hour-by-hour
Back pressure…
Hard to breathe, back stretch your —
Thoracic…
Desk jobs have you looking — Jurassic
Shoulders rounded — interest compounded
Pinned to rat race — Pinterest dumbfounded

Hands extended for the cheese
Taxes, bills — expenses, say please…
Autopay — we withdraw with ease
Drowning in debt across seven seas
Prayers turned heaven pleas
Crippled — surrounded by eleven C’s…
Keys unlock boxes
Satisfaction’s hard to capture, like foxes
Clock gives — illusion of separation
Preparation— 9-to-5…
At work — are you

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Benjamin Workman
Benjamin Workman

Written by Benjamin Workman

Founder of HireHarmony | Machiavelli meets Peter Petrelli | Poet | Recording Artist |

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