My Printer Stopped Working
Another High Pitch
I better make sure I duck
That fast ball was coming straight for my head
It is pitch black outside
My wife had many errands to do
She informed me I will be gone all day
I have plans
Sitting at the computer
Till my finger tips bleed
Well that is a little to extreme
Just trying to prove a point to my wife
I did not buy the books to make money
I did not buy them to have the greatest and biggest collection of books in the world
I bought the books because they motivate me when the people I know drain me
I am only human
I feel the highs and the lows a lot more than most people
I get nauseous when I hit rock bottom
I bounce off walls when I feel excited and happy
Other people just are somewhere inbetween
They are swayed not one way or another
Every moment is very little different than the next
Then as every hour passes
They follow the same pattern as all the days before
It's a downward slide
They get more bitter and angry
Nothing seems to please them
The more you try to cheer them up
The more they turn away
I don't understand why they don't want to be happy
They like being miserable
It makes no sense
It is the norm
Everywhere I look they are all living Zombies
The only time I see them the least bit exicited
If they get to go home early or go outside to have a smoke
I ask them constantly about their day before and after work
The most common answers
I watched t.v.
Played video games or slept
Went out to eat with friends
When it comes to talking about the real heart of any conversation
They have nothing
They complain about work
It's busy or it's too slow
I try to explain to them
I have thirty years on you
One day you will appreciate this time
You might even say
This was the best time in my life
They look at me and come back with
Yeah right
Then they walk off as if we never talked
I am trying to understand the younger generation
Some our busy with school and work
I get it
I was there once
It is not easy
I did it
When I came to work
I was ready and willing to do anything
At the same time I wanted to do it the best I could
Their attitude that less is better
Cut corners and it's not my job
I think poor attitudes = poor quality
I have proof all around me
I have learned to take myself away from the situation
I will blow my top
Most managers follow the same pattern
Has the whole world gone mad ?
I go to work and I am surrounded by these thoughts
Constantly poking at me
Saying the craziest of all things
So far off
So different than what I believe
I will not change who I am or my beliefs
When it is quiet
My mind dives into a book that I read
Researching the truth and any explanation
The verdict is still out
Deliberating
I don't think anyone is coming back anytime soon
part 3
Comments
DREAM ON (author) on December 06, 2017:
Valerie Burroughs You never know what can happen in one day. Multiply that times a week. That is a lot of highs and lows. I try to regroup and find the good in life especially when I am knocked off my feet. Thank you for reading and sharing. Have a great night.
Verlie Burroughs from Canada on December 06, 2017:
Hello Dream On, I like your catchy title, 'My Printer Stopped Working'. I can't count the times my life has come full stop over a technical glitch or an all out crash. Printer problems included. But now I find myself in the middle of a three part series, not having read one or two. I love the frustration you describe, not the frustration itself, but the way you capture those moments that are lost forever due to lack of interest. Thank goodness you keep trying. I'll be coming back soon. Thanks :)