Motion Without Meaning

Going to work sometimes feels like motion without meaning

I wake up at the same time and sleepwalk throughout the day

Take the same train journey

Meet the same people 

Do the same tasks

Finish at the same time

Work drinks after work drinks

Physically tired and spiritually drained

I lack purpose.

But choose to continue this sequence the next day

The next week

The next month

The next year?

Is this the best it gets?

What do I have to look forward to?

Stuck in this endless inescapable cycle

I am told the corporate life is how it’s meant to be

A natural progression for someone like me

Be excited by the prospect of a promotion I’m told

“Soon you’ll be earning big money”

If this is how you preserve your future, why am I not at peace

Why does this feel like I am moving without a purpose

Why can’t I make sense of this?

What on earth am I here for?

But then I separate myself…

And realise I am only on here on this earth on a visit

I realise life doesn’t end at death

I realise I’m not at peace because earth isn’t my home ground 

I realise that even though I am in this world, I am not of this world

I realise seeking self-preservation rejects the goodness of the Father

I realise I am not preserved by myself but by the Father

I realise that it is not my will but His

I realise that it is not by my power or might

I realise convenience isn’t always good for me and an easy life was never promised to me

I realise I’ll be full of joy when I return home to my Father in heaven

I realise that I am here to glorify his name in everything I do

I hope you enjoyed my attempt at poetry.

Stay Blessed and Deep In Thought!