Pink Slip in Paradise (Poem)
I dream of living in a tropical paradise
Cooling myself, drinking exotic teas with lemon and ice
Surrounded by green foliage and pineapple palm trees
The air is fresh and smells like a coconut breeze
Hot summer days and deep blue ocean beaches
Savoring colorful cocktails with mangos, limes and peaches
I would take off my sandals and allow the sand to sink between my toes
Feeling the seas salty waves wash upon my feet, my spirit grows
Island honeybees playfully dance around hibiscus flowers
Tropical fish bathe to the sound of citrus showers
My body becomes golden by the smiling orange mango sun
as I collect necklace sea shells along the shore until I’m done.
Tap, tap… on my shoulder
I suddenly feel colder
reality has just hit
next to my keyboard lays a pink slip
my boss has found me at my desk day dreaming again
just when
it was getting so nice
in my fantasy of a tropical paradise