MILK & SUGAR.

we work to survive

in a world not built

for hands like ours.

stomach ache

and pockets clean

to set the tables

for the people with money.

i am tired.

you are tired.

we come home to

a house unkept,

dishes stacked in a metal sink

we've ignored for some time.

and i can't remember

what the sun looks like,

just the moon 

on the drive home.

and our bodies ache

for the sake of pay,

stretched over a sofa

we'll surely fix tomorrow.

but every penny

from every shorted check

won't compare to the joy

of mixing milk and sugar

in your travel mug

and standing by your side

to face it all together.

Reviews

[Lorry]

And in order to get that sunless, joyless job you need to go to an interview and answer the world's dumbest question of "and why do you want this job?"
Now I don't know what the people in those jobs said to get the position, but I'm guessing it wasn't "money, of course" as their answer.
Perhaps they just said they have OCD and lobe cleaning up after people, while going without sleep and not having time to have a life themselves, let alone enough time to clear their own dishes!
I did hear a nasty rumour that people just smile at work to receive tips to make up for the dismal earnings they make, but if that's the case why don't I hear it on the news that a thousand lousy tippers are murdered for being loud, arrogant and boorish every single night of the year?
Ps... tip generously. It might just save your life one day! 😃

[Emunah June.]

I wouldnt say my job is joyless -- I do love what I do -- but I find the biggest struggle for me is the lost sleep and feeling like my husband and I are never home to do anything recreational. Thank you for taking the time to review me, and I hope you sincerely enjoyed the poem!

[JessyJacob]

Hi,
We believe together it's easy maybe but alone is horrible. Being together is not wrong but alone is like milk and sugar, you even can't see but you feel the taste. But few people think because of you me I am great and then struggle starts. Once you get mixed you never be you will be in every molecule of sucrose and lactose...
Thank you for lines.

Jessy Jacob

[Emunah June.]

Im really thankful for the review!! Thank you so much, and yes, the grind is difficult but my husband carries me through.

[Arundass TP]

Excellent writing. Enjoyed reading

[Emunah June.]

I am so glad! Thank you so much for the review!!

[Neha agrawal]

it travels from drained and beaten at the beginning weary bodies, depleted pockets, a feeling of sameness to warm and softly hopeful at the conclusion, where communal love and tiny rituals impart meaning even in adversity.

It's the journey from heaviness to comfort.

[Emunah June.]

My husband and I talk alot about how we wish we had more money for things that would make our lives easier, but we also try to make whatever time we have together mean something. Its working for right now, and its my anchor. I hope you enjoyed my work, I am so appreciative of the review!

[Neha agrawal]

I love your work

[petec3638]

Oh what a picture you paint
Of a person working hard
To give rich strangers
Good food

A clean pleasing environment
Shining cutlery
On stiff white - newly ironed
Table cover

At home you are too tired
Too much to make a good meal
Or wash the dishes
Put them on the pile

They inspect
Your work place
Even behind the scenes
No body cares about

You
Your home environment
You don't matter
Yare there to serve

Them

Nice write
Love it

[Emunah June.]

Im really glad you loved it!! Im so thankful for the time my husband makes to spend with me within the endless grind. Its an anchor.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I like being retired because I own me now.
I still teach because I choose to, but my time belongs to me.
And I am better off financially than when I was doing two jobs.
I can sing that old Lesley Gore song..."You Don't Own Me"---
Coming home to that sink full of dishes because we are going from one job to another....that is not living.
j.

[Emunah June.]

It is definitely not a life we wanna live forever, but as long as we have each other, we know its going to be temporary. My husband is a firm anchor and a good man. I love him very much. We'll get there. One day.

I so appreciate your review, and I sincerely hope you enjoyed my work!!

[Davidgeo]

Most people fail to realize how valuable it is to own your own time. It's still painful.

[Emunah June.]

I find these days its not failing to realize it as much as having to chip away at it to survive. Which sucks! And shouldnt be! But my husband and I, we even did the math ... if we ever take a day off, we run the risk of not being able to pay the rent, and if we lose our apartment, it will take way way WAY too long to find another one. It is so unfortunate that life is how it is right now, which is why we find so much meaning in just staying together. I hope you enjoyed my work, and I am so thankful for your time.

[Davidgeo]

If you want things to change for the next generation we must, globally, support and elect politicians who enforce a general wealth tax of at least 3-5%. People who make middle and upper middle class salaries are bearing the brunt of the tax burden. The wealth class has utilized various loopholes to pay an effective tax rate of 3-9% because they don't take a salary, they take out loans backed by their wealth.... which doesn't get taxed at all. You and I lose 30-ish percent of our wealth every year while they gain 100's of percentage points every year while paying 3, 4, 5% and not even in taxes... in interest to the gigantic banks that give them loans based on their wealth collateral. If you make less than 250K... more like 500K at this point... you will only get "poorer" as the dollar devalues and our income stagnates. While our taxes increase... to further subsidize the wealth class and their tax loopholes.

[Davidgeo]

Sorry about that... sometimes I watch too much "news" and I lose my f*****g mind. This timeline is the worst.

[Emunah June.]

Not a worry at all, my friend. I think everyone is pretty upset with how things are right now. I dont fault you.