Work in a Perpetual State of Continual Progress
Heather has a Bachelor's Degree in English from Moravian College and has been freelance writing for more than 12 years.
Life up a perpetually slippery slope
Harder to get to the top when you're always slipping
One step forward, three steps backward
Felt nothing but disappointment and stress
Can still smile mildly, but doesn't seem natural
Putting on an act for friends and family instead of living
Every true emotion chipped away by the ice pick
Used by Catherine Trammell in Basic Instinct
When she hunted her prey and inched in for the kill
After early Oscar buzz for my debut performance
Praise evaporated for the follow up film
Acting considered stiff and stilted by some critics
Emotionless and almost lifeless by the rest
Wondered if it was time to give up being a human being
And just accept life as a flesh and blood robot
Going through the continuous motions of daily life
Without a smile being rung up on the cash register
Paychecks never staying too long in the bank
Bosses coming and going out the door at work
All without an obvious clue of what you seem to do
Day in and day out in the corporate windmill
Wondered if you would find someone who understood you
Your family only had one component of you pegged
Your coworkers had another part; but too slammed with work
To notice if you existed or were just a figment of their imagination
Only your better half seemed to get the full picture of your identity
And they didn't head for the hills; a miracle in itself
They're so kind and loving that you don't want to make a mistake
Disappointing them a great fear to be had on a daily basis
Seemed to be always understanding with everything
Even your privately perceived flaws and failings
Almost appeared to be too good to be true
No one was that accepting of you before
Why would they be now?
Decided it was time to embrace that fact and simply go from there.
Much easier that way than regularly analyzing everything anyway.