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No Other Way

Kristie Claar on Jan 13, 2012
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Thoughts floating through my mind as I try to work.

The wind is horrible today

I feel like I’ll be blown away

Maybe that’s not such a bad thing

A moment of weightlessness could be a blessing

But days like today, I hate to go out

I want to bunker down, no running about

But life must go on – get kids off to school

Then off to work – no time for fools

Appointments to keep, no time to lose

I don’t know why but I just thought about booze

Maybe I need some to get me through the day

Life as a Quality Assurance Tester, sometimes there’s no other way

Bang head here – chase your tail there

Sometimes it’s difficult not to swear

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Comments (24)
  • lxdollarsxl on Jan 13, 2012

    Oh the booze is definitely not needed just deep breaths ;)

  • stonecutter on Jan 13, 2012

    i hope you are more relaxed now :-)

  • HannanRKhan on Jan 13, 2012

    can i share this on my fb?

  • Rosettaartist1 on Jan 13, 2012

    Well said. God bless.

  • AmosTheCat on Jan 13, 2012

    Working was so much a part of my life that it never was in a separate category from home life. When I was not thinking directly thinking of my family I was thinking about some problem at work. I really enjoyed it. After I married again, to a woman who has cerebral palsy, I worried a lot about her at home alone. There was so much she could do but there were important things she could not do, like go to the bathroom by herself. So, after a couple years of being torn between caring for her and work, I retired. It was a good decision. I was not enjoying work anymore. I love retirement. I always have more to do than there is time for. Figuring how to get it all done is a challenge. I know that when you don’t enjoy your work that’s just 8 hours of dead time when you can’t be doing what you want to do.

  • ilikep2s on Jan 13, 2012

    great poem

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 13, 2012

    Thank you all for the wonderful comments! God Bless!

  • ittech on Jan 13, 2012

    Kristie Claar, Very well stated

  • ImKarn23 on Jan 14, 2012

    go ahead – swear! Swear twice, even! Good one, Kristie!

  • sheilanewton on Jan 14, 2012

    Hate it when it’s windy. All the other elements are fine – but wind? oh, no!!

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 16, 2012

    Thank you ittech, ImKarn23, and sheilanewton for your comments, God Bless!

  • realityspeaks on Jan 17, 2012

    Nice share.

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 17, 2012

    Thank you realityspeaks, God Bless!

  • Sonm Man on Jan 17, 2012

    Thanks for sharing

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 18, 2012

    Thank you for reading and commenting Irfan, God Bless!

  • KittyK on Jan 18, 2012

    Makes me reflect back upon when I was working so hard and raising my kids – the drink and a nap….

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 20, 2012

    Thank you for reading and commenting KittyK, God Bless! That is the hardest job in the world but very rewarding.

  • PaulB on Jan 20, 2012

    That*s Life! Realistic poem.

  • mona rastogi on Jan 21, 2012

    nice one

  • JellyBean091507 on Jan 21, 2012

    I love it!

  • somiasom on Jan 21, 2012

    i liked it. thanks for share :)

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 24, 2012

    Thank you for your comments PaulB, mona, JellyBean, and somiasom. God Bless!

  • shopamarwah on Jan 26, 2012

    i love it…

  • Kristie Claar on Jan 26, 2012

    Thank you shopamarwah, God Bless!

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