Poetic Inclination

                             With Michelle Atagana

Chill with a cup of coffee and read a poem!

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By Cara Booysen

Contemplation of the working world

And the fact that I will inevitably be

A part of it- saddens me.

 

I sag at the thought of how it’s the

People around you who make life

Worth breathing; worth experiencing;

Worth living.

 

And yet, what little time people have

For each other these days.

 

How to stop the tumble machine cycle;

The vacuum cleaner drone of a selfish

Everyday life; the ticking keyboard keys

As time goes by; the fumes from our company

Car, exhausting us in our atmosphere.

 

Life without fellowship-relation-people-naught

Indulgent-seeming-nature-friend-time…

The first ‘luxury’ to be ditched when we’re busy…

Which-we-always-are.

 

An empty ‘in tray’

A sealed ‘deal’

An immaculate house

Scores of cash

No one at your funeral

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