I'll Never Work A Day In My Life
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Hobby (noun)
an activity or interest pursued
for pleasure or relaxation
and not as a main occupation.
According to definition
my hobby cannot
be my occupation.
Here I ask why?
Because by connotation
my work must
be overly obnoxious.
We are a society
filled with hate
toward ourselves, everyone else,
and everything we do.
Our faces,
the several that we have,
all stare at our Smart Phones
but our generations IQ level
is slowly dropping.
Libraries are emptying out;
forced to convert
to Nooks and eBooks,
so we may damage our retinas
with flashy displays
because flashing our asses
and chests just isn't enough.
My hobby cannot
be my occupation?
Fuck that!
It already is.
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RebeccaYSPerez
I'm hooting and hollering and cheering along as I read this poem. It made me laugh and smile and definitely agree! I adored the fact that you began with the word/definition and went on from there. The line "because flashing our asses/and chest just isn't enough." made me laugh and shake my head- because sadly we know it is true. When you spoke on the libraries I almost felt my heart break- I still try hard to not accept their fate, though I see it happening everywhere. I'm actually quite happy I've found someone else who cares. You live on and keep true to everything you've said here, remember: find what you love to do, and all that's left to find a way to get paid for it. Thank you for sharing this piece!
Rebecca
