Gayle Rodd Poet Rhyme

First Day Jitters

Your impatience fuels my nervousness
 when you breathe down my neck
 The confidence I thought I had
  is keeping me in check.
  Adrenaline starts seepin' in
  and trips the 'fight-or-flight'
  My heart beats so
  it looks as though
  I won't sleep well tonight.
  The training team you put me with
  thinks I'm an idiot!
  I can't grasp what they're talkin' about
  I'm just not 'gettin' it
  I hope tomorrow will be good
  'least better than today
  This first day on the job was tough
  I don't know if I'll stay!

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Cheryl Hoffman January 4, 2018 at 8:03 PM This is a great little relatable poem Gayle; I remember first day on the job being like that for me too and that was 10 years ago! Enjoyed!~Che :)

Agnes Krampe September 28, 2017 at 11:32 AM First days can be nerve wracking. If this is autobiographical, I hope things got better. Gayle Rodd September 28, 2017 at 12:03 PM Thank you for reading Agnes. Yeah, I think pieces of this were actually from my first day, but by the second or third day I'd forgotten about it!

Neil Kruger September 19, 2017 at 3:35 PM that doesn't sound like fun. hope you came out the other side a winner