Push! Push!!
Try harder! Try harder!!
Work! Work!!
It’s an appraisal issue
Your promotion is tied to it
You can’t afford a slip up
Put in everything you’ve got
Don’t relent…push harder!
The benefit is worthwhile
But at the end of the day…
I realized many have been hurt
My quest to get higher
My drive for the next level
All hurts my relationship badly
Those who should be close are enstranged
My inner core is lost!
Give more! Give more!!
The center no longer holds
Everything is falling apart
At what expense?
My family
My relationships
My health
My mental well-being!
Pain! Pain!!
Would I pretend not to care?
Success is not about money or power
It is wellness - mental, physical and spiritual
I need to be free again!
To love those who need it most
To be there when needed most
Please, help!!!
©Esther Emmanuel-Obu
November 6, 2021
