Grim October

Grim October


The mornings are once again dark
The trees are bare, just all bark
The leaves are squidgy under my feet
The cold has changed shifts replacing the heat
The mornings are dull and uninspiring
The journey to work seems so much more tiring

Work day begins no daylight’s been seen
I make my coffee and start up my machine
Emails and calls they come flooding in
All the scrap paper ends up in the bin
Hopefully lunchtime will show me some light
Cos by the time works over it’ll be black as the night

The day drags so slowly, I’m thinking holiday in the Med
The buzz of the office feels like its just floating around outside my head
A random bout of laughter comes from across the room
It brightens a few minutes then its back to the gloom
Lunchtime is here and the weather is dry
So I’ll go for a walk under the sunny autumnal sky

The brisk walk made me feel more refreshed
And just in time I return to my desk
I whizz through my work with vigour and ease
Stopping only briefly to make the afternoon teas
It’s now almost 5 and I’m desperate to go
Just a few more minutes and I’ll be in the street lights glow

Homeward bound and thinking about food
There’s some leftover pizza that’s already been chewed
I’ll stop for a takeaway and a bottle if wine
My soaps are due to start; must be quick to make it in time
Home at last all cosy and warm
Until I do it all again tomorrow morn