Pay Day.

You offer me a salary,

But it’s nothing but slavery,

A leash disguised as charity,

Playing us as pieces in your gallery.

Long hours of work, no sign of bravery,

In your cavalry, no signs of rivalry.

It’s just Calvary, no signs of generosity.

Your rules are arbitrary,

Your power temporary.

Your gaze, predatory,

Your grip on us tight, almost military.

Dreams fade away; our plight is customary,

In this grind, hope feels secondary.

Yet the fire in our souls burns incendiary.

Yeah, it's payday—

Another goddamn reminder of this cage I stay,

Trapped in every single day, can't break away.

Endless toil with no delay;

Where’s the time for me to stray?

Chasing goals that fade and fray,

While life outside gets swept away.

We’re giving more than we can weigh,

But what’s the cost at the end of the day?

You offer me incentives,

Yet they feel vindictive, often deceptive—

Not impressive or seductive,

Just draining and restrictive.

Is this the price of being productive?

A life where balance seems ineffective?

You ask for perspective?

Here’s the narrative:

Everything’s exclusive and expensive,

Yet time for ourselves seems excessive.

Living like we’re primitive,

Chained to endless objectives.

You want us collective,

But forget we’re reflective—

Burning inside, raging explosive.

Burnout feels destructive;

This cycle is corrosive.

Let’s make it inventive,

Be introspective and innovative.

Seek solutions that are creative,

Not just focused on what's abrasive.

In a world so reactive,

We must be smart and proactive—

Detect what’s broken and defective,

Not just productive, but perceptive,

And truly transformative.

It’s the rhythm where we finally agree—

It’s the foundation for us to be free.

Work-life balance isn’t a plea,

So let’s shift from slavery to sanity,

A workplace built on humanity.

Health and happiness should be our creed.

This is what we truly need.

Let peace and harmony take the lead,

Where strength and justice boldly breed,

And starve the roots of fear and greed.

Let humanity sow the seed

Of acts of kindness—that's the only deed.

With hope as a guide and dreams to feed,

Together, we can all succeed.