Endless emails blink,Inbox swells, drowning purpose,Escape route dying.

Phone’s shrill ring echoes,Voicemails stacking, unheard pleas,Freedom feels all gone.

Stapler’s dull thud,Paperwork piles higher still,Dreams fade into gray.

Clock ticks, minutes pass,Mundane meetings blend as one,Cubicle confines.

Flickering neon,Buzzing fluorescent above,Drains creative ditch.