Haiku — 0022: Shock

It will not settle in.

A bottomless pit,

Numbing, snuffing out the light,

The dawning reality.

When I woke up today, I was thinking of how to celebrate having my 100th follower. Maybe write something peppy, uplifting, thankful and the whole lot. But then I reached office and the unthinkable happened — The dreaded official term, “corporate restructuring”.

I dodged the bullet, but several of my friends could not. The problem with being very connected to a team of people, emotional challenges in this fragile workplace are inevitable at this time.

The shock of being sprung the news of them being let go, the sliver of relief for being spared this fate, and the guilt of harboring such a thought while also still expressing the shock.

And, after the shock wears, the reality is waiting, whether or not I am ready for it. The best I can do is perhaps keep my eyes open as I hurtle down this bottomless pit, numbed to anything else, surviving a set of complex emotions, marching towards my inevitable tomorrow.

How does one console a friend navigating this workplace change? I am actually at a loss of words, which is usually not me. I am but a meek spectator, watching a friend coping with job loss.

That reality, too, is slowly dawning upon me.

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