Burnout

Jane Frye

Passionate but exploited 

Engaged but exhausted 

Dedicated but depleted 

Focused but drained 

Inspired but shackled 

  • Author: Jane Frye (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 13th, 2021 14:30
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 32
  • Users favorite of this poem: aDarkerMind, L. B. Mek
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  • Accidental Poet

    Sounds like writer's block. But you pulled through just fine. ; )

  • Doggerel Dave

    First and last lines - grave concern.
    Middle three - rest up.

  • Jane Frye

    Yep, just me dusting off my violin to play at my own pity party. But writing it out loud made me feel better. 🙂

    • Doggerel Dave

      You didn't do too badly - you kept very much in tune. 😊

      • Jane Frye

        Lol I guess the pity party started because I was out of tune. 🙂

        • Doggerel Dave


          No. not out of tune – but if bleeding on MPS has been therapeutic (and many….poets….here do make such a claim), then go for it.

          • Jane Frye

            After all, writing is a reflection of life; and if we didn't have the low points, how would we appreciate the high points. Thank you, D. Dave, for your gentle and constructive thoughts. I truly appreciate your comments.

            • Doggerel Dave

              You will convert me, if you keep on pushing that line, into having gentle and constructive thoughts all the time.......oh dear.....that would be hitting me at my very foundations.....

            • Goldfinch60

              Those shackles are now released through your words Jane.

              Andy

              • Jane Frye

                I think you are right, Andy. And happy belated birthday.

              • Saxon Crow

                It can get like that sometimes but giving up clearly isnt in the cards so i will see this is a positive poem from a caring soul

                • Jane Frye

                  I do love the people I work with, and giving up on them has never been an option. Thank you SC.

                • L. B. Mek

                  an Artisan's plight: within Modernity's, reality
                  how sobering
                  your insightful commentary, captures
                  struggles of those, integrity impassioned
                  with fervent intent, to actualise
                  their hopes and dreams
                  but finding their path's: forever blockaded
                  by society's crude mechanisms
                  of bottom line profiteering, ideology
                  and glutinous greed's, narcistic sycophancy...
                  (A profound write, dear poet)

                  • Jane Frye

                    Wow - Right on the mark. The government signs my paycheck, and getting anything done requires a ton of frustrating paperwork.



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