why am I always in a rush

a poem

why am I always in a rush to be, to do, to achieve yet more in the same amount of time;

for one, perhaps I feel strapped to save money to monetize every hobby to do more with less because to exist is not enough to survive.

but perhaps I’m inheriting that survival mindset from a generation of immigrants who lived in a situation that did warrant such a mindset who never stepped out of it, never stopped pinching pennies because this was the habit, the routine they were to live now;

I sometimes wonder, am I part of this group? I kind of am. yet, I am also part of the group of offspring with significantly more privilege, more opportunities, more freedom.

Maybe I sit somewhere in the in-between.

Inviting Jac Gautreau | Lisa Bolin | Isha Tewari Srivastava | Penelope Mayfield | Ravyne Hawke | Celeste Tsang | Vivian | Mil H.| Cameron Sidhe | if you’re up to it and anyone else interested to smash that writer’s block, join in on this tiny challenge and write a response, wherever it takes you! It can be a tiny poem, a shortform piece or an essay — whatever comes into that brain noodle!

Poetry Prompt: What is your relationship with time?

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Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and this post is response to a post I had written earlier about three inventions I wish existed and how a lot of them were about how I could save time, monetize time, earn more. PS, I PUBLISHED A BOOK 📚

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