Bliss Happens

This Sunday Scribblings word is COVERT. After considering a possible job opportunity yesterday, I felt it was disguised as something good, but at an impossibly high cost to me. I left the corporate world behind for good reason, damnit.

OPPORTUNITY KILLS

the “good thing” is a wrench
in the workings of a harmonious life
after panic comes the challenge
a dare to my shallow self

I can do this.

devoid of passion
playing a part
like wearing a heavy woollen coat
smothering every other

I should do this.

accepted for shallow reasons
another’s bragging rights
ego strokes of my own
promise of security

I can do this.

vivid memories of stress
consuming worry
false smiles and handshakes
with those deplorable

I should do this.

my transformation
my reemergence
my tender newfound spirit
now at perilous risk

Should I do this?

corporate prison sentence
disguised as opportunity
a test of my conviction
to my truest self

I cannot do this.