Baby Boy
Ted Jackson reclined on a park bench at lunch thinking about what it was like to turn 30.
The overcast sky had provided him a brief respite from the drizzling rain, and so he decided to stroll through a nearby park during his lunch hour. He wasn’t much hungry, because his mind was full of thoughts, about Clydene, about love, about progress, about failure, about meaning.
When he had sat on the bench, he felt its moist coating leech through his pant legs. Normally the feeling would make him jump up in disgust, but today, he just didn’t care one way or the other. He didn’t suffer the chill breeze that gusted in his face. Neither did he enjoy the moist, fresh aroma of a late summer day cleansed by the rain. His mind was too full of other thoughts.
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A Bad Job Two-fer: Living Inside a Top/A Tribute to Lorelai
The following two poems reflect the angst of working in a bad job, a dysfunctional employer-employee relationship. It can stress you out, depress you, and make you cry. Sometimes, the only act that can save you is sending your resume to another potential employer, because that’s what gives you hope and makes you feel a sense of control over your own destiny.
-TimK
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 9)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 8)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 7)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 6)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 5)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 4)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 3)
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The Widow’s Granddaughter (part 2)
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