deepundergroundpoetry.com
THREE SHIFTS IN
three shifts in
and my heart is a sparrow
beating wing against bone
and the brain almost full on
reptilian
and i swear i could crawl
up this wall
and burrow out
through the ceiling
(the floor being concrete
but, hell, I could claw
through wood and shingle)
but i'm too tired anyway
and so i'm just here
doing my bit
another two, maybe three hours
then the drive home
and, finally,
sleep
and my heart is a sparrow
beating wing against bone
and the brain almost full on
reptilian
and i swear i could crawl
up this wall
and burrow out
through the ceiling
(the floor being concrete
but, hell, I could claw
through wood and shingle)
but i'm too tired anyway
and so i'm just here
doing my bit
another two, maybe three hours
then the drive home
and, finally,
sleep
Published 5th Apr 2021
Author's Note
Sleep is a sanctuary.
Honestly, it's only three eight hour shifts with a little overtime but, I swear, it wears me out.
Honestly, it's only three eight hour shifts with a little overtime but, I swear, it wears me out.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 1
reading list entries 0
comments 4
reads 355
Commenting Preference:
The author encourages honest critique.
Anonymous
5th Apr 2021 8:22pm
Terrifically vivid and elegantly conveyed, Jav.
I loved loved the word choices and formatting.. You had me engrossed. Sleep IS a sanctuary and one often not visited enough... in my world.
Lol...
Thank you so much for sharing.
Another fantastic write.
Much love and respect,
🌹
x
I loved loved the word choices and formatting.. You had me engrossed. Sleep IS a sanctuary and one often not visited enough... in my world.
Lol...
Thank you so much for sharing.
Another fantastic write.
Much love and respect,
🌹
x
6th Apr 2021 1:56pm
A kind assessment of this poem, Blue.
Very much appreciated.
I've got to make some kind of peace with my job or quit it.
Thanks so much for commenting.
Encouraging.
J.
Very much appreciated.
I've got to make some kind of peace with my job or quit it.
Thanks so much for commenting.
Encouraging.
J.
6th Apr 2021 2:14pm
"beating wing against bone" some of these lines really encompass that feeling of no sleep so perfectly. Definitely gets the reptilian brain going; adrenaline and fight or flight... I can definitely identify with a lack of sleep from to much to do and an over active mind; I usually get manic if I go to long without sleep.
P.S. Be very careful driving with little sleep after these shifts...
P.S. Be very careful driving with little sleep after these shifts...
6th Apr 2021 3:36pm
Thanks much for reading and commenting Kristina.
It's sad to be unhappy at one's job -- we spend to much time there. Keeps us stressed at work and at home.
Health insurance. 401Ks. Enough to get comfortably by on.
Debt.
Things that keep us hanging on to jobs that wear us down.
Thanks again.
J.
It's sad to be unhappy at one's job -- we spend to much time there. Keeps us stressed at work and at home.
Health insurance. 401Ks. Enough to get comfortably by on.
Debt.
Things that keep us hanging on to jobs that wear us down.
Thanks again.
J.
