Liberate me from the woe,
the travesty of life,
that describes my everyday pursuits.
Everyone so eager,
as if they saw victory around the bend.
Yesterday, I met my manager on the street,
jobless,
and the human being he once was
was no longer there.
Vacant like a seashell
gathering the sea’s wind.
What had he lost
but that anxiety of working life
which I realize now defined him?
Thus, liberate me:
Liberate the boring, tedious,
jobless me.
So that it may break from lethargy,
escape the death of atrophy,
and perhaps one day
my life will find its meaning.
the travesty of life,
that describes my everyday pursuits.
Everyone so eager,
as if they saw victory around the bend.
Yesterday, I met my manager on the street,
jobless,
and the human being he once was
was no longer there.
Vacant like a seashell
gathering the sea’s wind.
What had he lost
but that anxiety of working life
which I realize now defined him?
Thus, liberate me:
Liberate the boring, tedious,
jobless me.
So that it may break from lethargy,
escape the death of atrophy,
and perhaps one day
my life will find its meaning.