Broken.

Summary

The website content is a poetic reflection on the emotional turmoil and depression experienced after sudden unemployment.

Abstract

The content presented is part of a series titled "Unemployed, Oh No!" and specifically focuses on the emotional aftermath of job loss in Part 2, named "Broken." It vividly describes the intense feelings of despair and the sense of being overwhelmed by a hurricane-like force that accompanies the news of unemployment. The author paints a picture of their life, once thought to be sturdy, crumbling like glass, leading to a disconnection from reality and a descent into depression. The piece conveys the struggle to maintain a facade of normalcy while internally falling apart, and it acknowledges the silent, creeping nature of depression that follows the loss of one's job.

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The author expresses a profound sense of loss and disillusionment following the sudden end of their career, comparing it to a silent blaze that shatters dreams.
There is a palpable feeling of helplessness and desperation, as the individual begs the universe to reverse the situation of unemployment.
The poem suggests that the impact of job loss is not just professional but deeply personal, affecting one's identity and emotional stability.
The author uses the metaphor of a house, once standing steadfast, to represent their life before unemployment, which now lies in ruins.
The piece reflects on the internal conflict of appearing fine to the outside world while silently suffering from depression.
The series of poems is presented as a form of catharsis or therapy, with the hope of shining light on the dark experiences of depression and unemployment.

Broken.

Part 2: A Poem In The Series “Unemployed, Oh No!”

Broken Glass — A reflection. Photo source: Photo by Ismael Sanchez from Pexels.

Unemployed, oh no! a telephone call and impromptu meeting shattered my career dreams in a silent blaze.

the deepest darkest despair engulfed me horrendously-hurricane like sweeping-swirling one up into nothingness begging, shrilly-shouting into the universe Oh, no! Please? Pretty, pretty please — Not unemployed!

The whole house that I was, standing steadfast in life storms, so I thought, carefully build brick-by-brick and gluey mortar shattered suddenly, silently like vulnerable glass

disconnected, from rattling reality a roller coaster ride of emotions! head stuck ostrich-like hiding in the glowing golden sand

smiling reassuringly at the world, rapidly falling apart inside my little withdrawn-from-the-world hole.

You see, it's simple, very simple…. That lurking ‘Thing’, which, can’t be seen or heard — will not harm me, while I slowly slide into the dreary-demoralizing pit that is called depression!

Broken Shattered Depressed!

A whirlpool of emotions Dragging you slowly down deeper and deeper — Unemployed, oh no!

“Unemployed, Oh No!” — A Series of Poems Part 1: The Meeting — A poem about the emotional impact of losing one’s job. Part2: Broken — An emotional reaction to becoming unemployed. Part 3: Depression Chains — The effects of depression in my daily life. Part 4: Light — Therapy for depression helped to see things differently.

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Emotions, Depression

Broken.