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Yeah, I fell off the planet for a while
Free fell as if pulled into an abyss
Where there are no sides to hold onto
And no one to speak to.
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I fell into myself:
A most unfamiliar place to me
A place well buried that I had kept out of bounds
Whilst I ran senselessly in the hamster wheel…
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Burnout it was but in fact, I was “burnt in”:
A place where spoken words had lost their meaning;
A place where feet walk in shifting sands;
And where mundane tasks demand Nike strength.
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Burnout was the teacher to my disconnected Self:
Its merciless mission gripping me by the gut and
Throwing me around and across the plains of Fear.
Until I surrendered to Burnout’s lesson.
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It is time to shed the taboo around Burnout
And instead, invite Curiosity into the ring.
Because you never know the power of a kind word to another
Who could just be heading towards the abyssal fall.
Deborah, Your words run deep, seeking a kindred soul and perhaps powerful words in the end heal us.
Dear Deborah,
First of all, welcome the the Bizcatalyst360 ‘community’. You have joined an amazing platform, energized by Dennis J. Pitocco and the many scribes and contributors.
Your poem delivers such clarity of thought and feeling. You describe ‘Burn-out’ as nobody has previously. Someone close to me suffered burn-out through continuously talking on more and more tasks until not longer possible. Some call it over-work but it is a lot more than that and you have described very real symptoms and effect on the person.
I resonate strongly with your mention of kindness, which can lead to empathy.
Kindness offers an open door to a damaged spirit and heart.
Your poem is so strong yet gentle.
I do thank Dennis for sharing it.
I look forward to reading more poems or essays.
My kindest regards to you,
Simon Lever
Winchester
Championing positivity, empathy and kindness
Hi, Deborah, and thanks.
Curiosity seems to have, if anyone is interested, been put into a rental storage facility for our culture. We need it more than ever. After all, curiosity and resentment cannot operate concurrently.
Be.
Mac
And if you’re interested, please give the back2different podcast a listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1171136
P.S. Leading Dragon is very cool. Let’s talk.
Deborah,
Welcome and oh my….. This is profoundly beautiful! Everything here is so relatable and this right here got me the most:
“Because you never know the power of a kind word to another
Who could just be heading towards the abyssal fall.”
This brings such awareness to our insensitivity when we are going thru our own unfolding. A beautiful reminder that we all struggle in some way or form and we are all in this together. #Iaminterested