Poem: Unemployed

Author:
Li-Jen Hew
Updated date:
Apr 8, 2018

About Unemployment

Unemployment is a period when you have no job and it is probably one of the best times to express yourself through a poem. At this time, you might probably feel a little depressed seeing that no employer has called you for any interviews.

Unemployed

I toss and turn the pages

Away

My mind jumps up and down

Astray

Every day I count my blessings

Accumulated to make my pay

Poem Meaning

I toss and turn the pages
Away

This represents my job search online.

My mind jumps up and down
Astray

This means I may not fit for some jobs but I apply anyway. I feel like I am lacking direction.

Every day I count my blessings
Accumulated to make my pay

We know that to count your blessings means to be grateful for what you have but in my poem, I mean counting my blessings literally and imagining them as my salary.