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If the clock ever struck 5

  If the clock ever struck 5 , If the clock ever struck 5, I promise I would go home, The bus leaves at 6, but I promise I will go home, It’s a weary, long day and looking out of the window is my only solace, The little birds twittering around, squirrels running around, Oh but when the clock strikes one,  I can take an oath on the holy lord, then the clock doesn’t move, Between one to four, the world comes to a standstill, All you can hear slow humming of machines, the soft tapping sounds of keyboard, And a few day dreamers like me staring out of the window, There are many like me, I do feel that, We are a hidden tribe, who only want to escape work when the clock strikes 5, And its not that I dread work, I love work, It pays for my luxuries, But the constant chatting, calling, sounds, brings no peace to my little mind. A little nap should be allowed at work, I wonder why it is frowned upon, It is uncomfortable to sleep at a desk, while your colleagues are looming around, I am in my swe

Taking a day off

 Writing after the longest time. A time block, where I thought that my creative juices have dried up and I won't be able to write anything more. But sometimes words come floating to you from nowhere and they work their mystical charm. Poems are magic.  Taking a day off from work  Taking a day off I wonder why taking a day off is so overrated, Why people criticise it and why do parents get suspicious, Taking a day off is so relaxing, Staring at the ceiling which is my sky, And the dusty fan my moon, I like the possibility of my day ahead, They show the possibility of my dreams coming true, I can see the shelves calling out to me, And the books flipping the pages gently in the winter wind, I would like draw the curtains, close the windows and cover myself with a blanket, I like the cosy conversation I have with myself in the morning, And I look for a possibility of a beautiful day ahead, The day begins with the morning sound, With the steady dripping water from the tap, The sounds fr