Tag: darkness
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November 9, 2022
Yesterday, the company I work for sent an email about donations for their Holiday Giving Drive through pledges. During lunch, one of the executives conducted a hard sell to get those pledges from employees going to and from lunch. For one hour and fifteen minutes, I stayed hidden at my desk, waiting to use the…
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November 7, 2022
Another weekend gone. I did a few sketches to take my mind off things. Jaxx had his last vet appointment on Saturday. He registered at 18-weeks old and 6.2 pounds. He received his final shot for the year. Everyone loves him. Daylight Saving Time ended yesterday. Gaining back the hour lost feels more like a…
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October 25, 2022
We’ve entered Scorpio season. The office was a little empty, yesterday. I think some of the ones out were sick. My daughter left work early for the same reason. Last night, Jaxx kept barking in the living room. When I went to check on him I found him barking at the container with Sammy’s ashes.…
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Hordes of Havoc
My life traverses a weary circle; a hollow atmosphere pollutes the seasons. Experience has lost its meaning. My famished darkness, tempted by the bloated hordes of havoc. Provoking this quiet wrath. Everything is uncertain. My days end writing my acquaintance, Death, a letter; the pages heft with regret
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Happy Friday
Late start getting ready for work. My usual route down to one lane had to take an alternate route. The reroute took longer than expected, so my daughter ended up being late for work. I quickly developed road rage as I continued on the way to work. I bumped a curb driving into work. My…
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April 13, 2022
Yesterday, I had an interview due to happenstance. I have a couple of panel interviews this week, so we will see what happens. Things may once again come full circle. I had my first one-on-one with the new Vice President of Global Customer Success. He was apologetical 20-minutes late. We discussed his observations during his…
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April 7, 2022
So, this week the company CEO visited us. After his last visit in December 2021, I was not looking forward to it. He had me feeling horrible the last time, so I expected more of the same. He did not disappoint. Our one-on-one meetings feel like interrogations. I am often caught off guard without knowing…
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March 7, 2022
I arrived at work to an email from the Sr. Product Manager, sent to me Sunday evening. It was a request to update training dates across business areas that I’m not responsible for. Who made this decision? This is not the job I applied for nor accepted. I learned that another employee decided to leave…
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February 17, 2022
The atmosphere created a much darker mood this week. I’m feeling another increase in stress. I reached out to my former boss to check on him since his departure in January 2022. He says he’s doing fine, and I hope that’s the case. I am applying to opportunities with better pay and compensation because doing…
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Lingering
Haunted by the dead and buried; acceptance denied due to the absence of closure. Grasping at the tattered hem of a garment; faith-seeking answers. Time dictates the pace of suffering; peace is a forced state of mind.
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2020
A sudden fracture within the norm gave way to an unexpected tragedy. A single infection shut down the world. Despite the unprecedented events, we sought peace and equality. Our reality is now planted in a virtual world. A King showed us the meaning of strength and commitment; a loss we cannot recover. Politicians forsaking the…
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The Void
From the equinox through the solstice, I’ve watched the passing of each new moon. So much of my time spent in darkness. I don’t know what to think anymore. It’s a disturbing notion. The abortion of love and compassion gives life to relentless greed. I watched the death of strangers and felt the weight of…
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Dark Times
Voodoo ebb and flow; Summer setting on the horizon. My fancy white linen crumples to a dirty gray mound. Wicked vibes are rippling. The days are getting shorter; I can feel the chill of darkness behind me. Another spell is cast. Night is expected and still disturbing.
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New Normal
Politicians gave us the plague and broke our economy—a new population of the sick and the shut-in. The language of fear changed from ‘unprecedented’ to ‘asymptomatic.’ We should have sold everything, then taken the money and run away. It is too late now. The new normal has us trapped in a very dark hole.
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