Business Poem #1 - Oh Overwhelm

Curt Rosengren's post about the connection between our beliefs and our actions inspired me to write this poem.

Oh Overwhelm

Try as I might, I did not get it done
I'm annoyed by others all smiles and fun.
Tired, frazzled, unable to think
Do I need a lobotomy or just a stiff drink?
Oh well, oh overwhelm.

Am I dense, am I slow, am I poor?
Why is this work I loved such a bore?
I hope for a cyclone to take it all away
The stacks, the people, the bosses, the fray.
Oh well, oh overwhelm.

The problems number too many
Sane employees, are there any?
I want to be good, want to do well
I’ve ended up in manager’s hell.
Oh well, oh overwhelm.

Now wait one cotton pickin’ moment
Musn't allow this self-inflicted torment.
It’s just a day and just a job
Not something deserving my sob.
Oh well, oh overwhelm.

I’ll shake it off, reject the funk
Sit in peace, chant like a monk.
These thoughts of failure I’ll abandon
So bring it on, bring it on!
Oh well, oh overwhelm

Comments

[Jerre Fuqua]

Lisa - Your poem Oh Overwhelm is spot on. All of us in middle management find ourselves with too much to do and never enough time to get it done. Blog on. Can't wait until the next one.

[Dezirae Knutzen]

Great poem! Can't we all relate to sometimes wishing a windstorm would blow in and take our work away...or maybe little elves will come in while we're sleeping and empty our inboxes. A great reminder to not get bogged down in those times when you want to sit down and cry 'oh overwhelm', and to instead rise to the challenge and keep moving forward.

[Term paper]

Love the Business poem. I have a Business poem in a project under consideration, and I thought, wow, you could write 50 just Business poems. There's so much material.

[martin gitonga]

i write poems i think am great at it please tell me what to do...............