A woman stares out of the 26th floor of her office building
She looks at the park below her
In one hand she has a phone
In the other, a folder of documents shes working on
Below, the world she dreamed of being part of
A young lawyer once with the vision to fight for the voiceless
Now working as a Corporate lawyer just filing injunctions
How far from her dream has she fallen
On the phone someone trying to get her attention but to no avail
She doesn’t care, her mind is on the outside world
Thinking of her dreams that never became
Slowly the folder starts to slip
Still, no attention is given
She failed herself and her future
What caused her to fall short of her dreams
The answers she knows
Fear paralyzed her instead of saying no to the job she choked
She bit her tongue and shook her head yes
There is a dial tone on the phone
It breaks her daydreaming and loathing
She looks at the reflection from the window
Let the mistake stand or does she fix it
The folder slips from her hand
She lets the phone drop from the other hand
She walks away
Off to find the dream she misplaced
Fear be damned
Day #107 SJD
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