congratulations you're unemployed

lying here fighting off sleep

although i slept 'til noon

it's just a game 

this sickness keeps playing with me

for a week  i was handed glory

they spoke of my devotion

my long journey and handed me my walking paper 

a certificate embossed with the hospital seal

sometimes i think what i got

i got from the hospital floors

but i know

the neighborhood has it

and it had it before me

this is the worst thing to have

waiting on calls from

those who might fill my pockets

i'm not good with transition

but i'll gladly transition to healthier place

not wonder about broken interviews

and opportunities rushed away with

runs to a safer place

around me is a world broken and torn

i guess i fit right in

for now

the pile of dry cleaning remains stagnant

i mean where's it supposed to go

i wish life was like a snowball

easily shaped and reformed

i could fit into someone's new plans

shine up the suits and

knock on somebody's new door

it's been four hospitals

three of them belong together

you gave us your hours

we gave you an education 

your account has been closed

welcome to graduation and unemployment all at once

Reviews

[Becky C Strukamp]

Life! Sometimes you get it,sometime it gets you.

[_mal]

'i wish life was like a snowball
easily shaped and reformed'
These two lines are so simply effective, they ache. A lot of this would resonate with a lot of people