THE LONELINESS OF A CODER
“Good night, everyone!”
One by one, they retreat to their rooms,
Drifting into dreams,
Resting for the day ahead.
But I remain.
In the dim glow of the living room,
Laptop perched on a blue table,
Wi-Fi connected, headphones on,
Soft LoFi hums through Spotify—
My only company.
VS Code flickers to life.
Electricity is nocturnal here,
A fleeting guest that only stays at night.
I must seize
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Categories:
productivity, africa, endurance, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Free verse
Teachers, Gossiping, Lost of Productivity and Wasted Time
Lately teaching is about gossiping
Sipping on information to discredit another teacher
Blowing the whistle to try and harness someone’s weakness
So that the teacher that is gossiping can benefit
By trying to belittle someone
In so many schools
Teaching isn’t the main objective
The horror of gossiping floats through the staffroom
While religious robots add to this dilemma
Our fight before was against
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Categories:
productivity, education,
Form: Free verse
Personal Productivity Measured Courtesy
Personal productivity measured courtesy...
Unspecified number of hours spent
many yesterdays ago since March 6th, 2021
reading (cover to cover) Pennsylvania Gazette
March/April 2021 issue.
Proud papa highly regards eldest daughter,
University of Pennsylvania alum
as academic whip smart high achiever,
she did (after quite a stretch of time
after graduating) become
self supporting earning hand over fist money
employed at the B Corp
(short for
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Categories:
productivity, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Depression and Productivity
Depression makes it hard to do the simplest chores,
Like doing the dishes or mopping the floors.
It’s difficult to wash your clothes,
To just wake up or clean your toes.
Impossible to get up out of bed,
With guilt and sadness filling your head.
Some of us feel nothing at all,
Everyday harder and harder to clearly recall.
When
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Categories:
productivity, depression, emotions, motivation, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
Watching Dogs On My Lawn
Watching Dogs On My Lawn
The faded beige cushions begin to warm as the sun rises above the palm tree in my backyard. As if beige isn't already a faded color, yet it soaks up the heat like any good brown, black, or a dark green color would.
What does it take for the truth
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Categories:
productivity, beauty, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Personal Productivity Measured Courtesy
Personal productivity measured courtesy...
Unspecified number of hours spent
yesterday March 6th, 2021
reading (cover to cover) Pennsylvania Gazette
March/April 2021 issue.
Proud papa highly regards eldest daughter,
University of Pennsylvania alum
as academic whip smart high achiever,
she did (after quite a stretch of time
after graduating) become
self supporting earning hand over fist money
as yours truly
(her biological father) feels glum,
cuz I would qualify
mine
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Categories:
productivity, 12th grade, blue, character,
Form: Rhyme
Productivity
The machine is king
Making money is god
Selfishness is the religion
The underdog is the new third estate
The backbone of society
Is the modern slave
As he gets only the minimum wage
Up we arise in the morning
And off to work we go
We might not be home
In time for dinner
As work is all we know
To the boss we will be
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Categories:
productivity, business,
Form: Rhyme
Productivity
"Life is short!" Cliched.
But true. Each day that goes by
Is never regained
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Categories:
productivity, freedom, hope, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Haiku