Double Shifts

This poem is about working so much you begin to neglect the reason your working so hard...your family. This goes out to anyone working two or three jobs or those on night shifts who barley see their family.

 

I leave in the darkness

And return in the same

I’m a ghost in my own house

Where hints of my existence remains

 

A damp wash cloth

Or a disheveled side of the bed

All signs that Daddy was here

But he left once again

 

I car pool with Santa, Sandman

And the Tooth Fairy

All so their birthdays are grand

And Christmases are merry

 

To tired to open my eyes

But to broke to sleep

I’m suffering from forced insomnia

Just to make the ends meet.

 

Author's Note

Tell me what you think.

Reviews

[Lyrical Love]

I am a nurse in the day time and a wannabe poet/lyricist @ night.
The incentive to work all of those extra shifts for $/carrots that afford you many
opportunities that are rarely seen (because you are too tired/unavailable because you
want more carrots). So I say all of that to say this piece really hits home for me.
Thanks for saying it so poignantly in poetic form.

[Takumoto]

Very expressive. i enjoyed it and im looking forward to reading more from you

[Brjden (Bridge-Den) Cre..]

That's real! I can appreciate real life poetry about a man doing what he needs to do!

[Avery James]

I think it's a wonderful poem. I work really hard too so I can definitely relate. It has a decent flow and I like the lines mentioning the tooth fairy and santa. You did a good job capturing the neglect of family. I like it. :)

[Rodyann]

i like the way it is phrased. i like it. that's all i say. sorry i can't give a good review

[Legion]

I know exactly what you mean. Just remember to make those small moments you do have really count. Good write.