By Jennifer Trieckel
PROMPT — The way I see it ...
The stillness of the day
Bright and clean
Full of possibilities
And opportunities
Ignored and broken
by a cacophony of voices
and high-pitched summons
Chaotic demands
with a semblance of order
Dinging of devices
alerting to needs
Hurried responses
to pacify patrons
Demanding attention
For petty desires
Some an appetence
For vis-à-vis
Others, accouterments
Or sustenance
All requiring contrivance
Of those in service.
The result:
Social exhaustion
For those assisting
asthenia
emotional depletion
To return home
And do it all again
Tomorrow
Jennifer Trieckel spent her childhood in northern Canada, often found buried in a book unless banished outside. Learning that being an author was a valid profession and being told by a teacher that she had the potential, her life underwent a significant transformation. Now, embracing her passion, she writes among the stars in Avondale, Arizona.
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