Situational Analysis

With holidays my life changed rapidly,
Gone were the deadlines and the phone,
I could choose to be with people,
Or choose to be alone.
Food was taken at a whim,
The clock didn’t matter,
My clothes did not match each other,
Covered in old paint splatter.
I could choose to smile or not,
To follow activities at a whim,
The opinions of others were congruent,
All was right within.

With work my life changed rapidly,
The return of the deadlines and the phone,
I was surrounded by people with agendas,
I’d never be alone.
Food was taken where it could,
The clock became my universe,
My attire was congruent with the corporate,
My tie was very terse.
I could choose to smile or not,
Real? Only I would know,
The opinions of others were all considered,
And forward we would go.

We’re all a part of rapid change,
Communication and deadlines included,
We’re part of many social situations,
Nowhere is excluded.
We eat when we feel the need,
Time is always there,
The situation suggests our demeanour,
And what we choose to wear.
We choose wether to smile or not,
Opinions frequently run rife,
For whilst the scene changes the person doesn’t,
And we call this fact, “Life.”