birthdays are not allowed on resumes

spinning on the equator

shuffling between day and night

tomorrow is my birthday

ain't nobody gonna gift me a job

give me a rock that belongs in a cradle 

this chair seems to contain me

decisions haunt me before they are made

answering every phone call

drinking black bubbly water

i need the caffeine

i need an impulse

today a neighbor stared at me like

i had no purpose

i wanted to show him

i have some left in my fist

his daddy had a street named after him

that pansy forgets the time i spent in suits

a man cannot control his fate

anymore than he can control his spirit

i have to slip out of this iron mask

get inside a locked door

and so far

my life is reduced to paper

one paper in a tall pile

what can i do to convince you

i'm a man and not pulp and ink

i can't replay every conversation 

every conversation i've had with strangers

can i capture a listen

x-ray my life experience

i wish for a revolution

one moment of a choice

is there a monster in your briefcase?

some message clawing to get out?

you and me have an international date line

it's not just paper now corporate cowboy

Reviews

[knightcall]

Wow what a lovely conduction of reviews.

[November Gold]

Happy (belated) Birthday first of all!

This packed alot of punch, simmering in angry tones and frustration at life not being what we think it would, or should, be. Awesome write with great expression

[Becky C Strukamp]

x-ray my life experience

That sentence really stuck out in my mind. what we would find if one could take an x ray of our life experience. Have a hard copy in front of us reveiling it all.

it's not just paper now corporate cowboy

This last line, Speaks to me of those who think on paper they are tough but in the real world, well look out.

excellently developed poem. Thanks for writing and sharing.


So tomorrow is your birthday..or is it today. I want to wish you a wonderful birthday filled with everything one could hope for in a day.