Blood Shot Eyes

1am Sunday morning…

loads on the mind, but not today

lots to muse over, but not tonight

something precisely to address, but never again

ama let the mind drift, no more symphonies

let myself wonder, not even rhapsodies

and then I found this pic, throwback?

Naah… only a few months weeks days ago

Bloodshot eyes

As we stepped out of the meeting room

It lasted some 3 hours or under, that was a quick meeting, a good day!

A little chitchat by the elevator then he turned to leave

“Damn! You need some sleep! Your eyes are red”, I said

“Is it obvious? I’ve really not been sleeping too well”

“well, take it easy man, easy on yourself”

“thanks! I really have to try”… as he took the stairs

Elevator door opens, I step in…

starring right back at me in the mirror was my own face

whoops! I stepped closer, my eyes are red too

Pretty worse than his, actually bloodshot

the reasons are obvious I thought

Hey, it’s not all gloomy, but let’s rant…

The illusions of the wall street life or is it the broad street lie?

Where you supposed to be earning more money than you can spend

Where your best reward is a little more work for the great one you done did

…of course, the best guy’s got to ensure nothing gets frenched up!

Where you either crack it or schmooze it, cos really they’re both quite effective

Where you gat to collaborate competitively or compete collaboratively

…whatever paradox works the best for you

Where you spend your life, to earn your life, funny!

Where you’re taught a lot about health, safety and security

PhD in Theoretical Health cos we ensure you skip your lab sessions

Did I say more money than you can use? Well am still waiting

But too busy and stressed to spend it? Hell yea! I can relate!

Best guy? Don’t ever fall into that trap. I repeat, don’t!

Backbenching isn’t always bad, or at best find a midtempo and coast

…and oh! Before I forget, that’s called balance

And in case you’re already trapped, hit me up

I got the keys to some back door, you’d be long gone, they’d think you’re still here

Schmoozing? Let’s not get started on this one…

…but yea, some folks are just too dumb to be good at anything else but the actual work!

and just in case you’re confused, schmoozing is a virtue

…in proper English, it’s called effective stakeholder management

There are many paradoxes within those walls, but that’s one of my favorite

Can’t be so hard to score as many pupils a hundred if they earned it, can it?

Or maybe it can, so it’s either a 100 meter sprint or an Orchestra, let’s pick a struggle

Last I checked, we all disciples, problem’s we miss the for me in…

“but whoever loses their life for me will find it”

cos losing your life for these streets means losing it for real, you ain’t finding nada!

These streets make you chase till and in your greys

But while there isn’t much you can do about ‘em greys – who says there isn’t?

There’s a whole lot you can do about the chase…

That? You can literally just cut!

It’s 3am in the morning. Oh! French! 3:30.

Sleep disorders have been the norm for a while, a known while

Well, I’ve been watching these AGT stars, and a tear or two, or maybe five have helped

And now sleep calls…

I’m sorry this doesn’t seem conclusive in any way, pfff

But did I promise to find fixes to your life’s problems? No!

I bet most of you don’t even think these are issues, trust me, that’s just fine

But just in case you felt a little uneasy, you need to find your answers

And when you do, or in case you already have ‘em, please share.

I recently found mine, I recently found mine… Please find yours!

May the lights guide you home.

Good morning.